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TIL that the USSR successfully used a 30 kilotons nuclear bomb to put out a burning gas well in Uzbekistan in 1966

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R7ZJ7 TIL that some firefighters in the US are trained on how to treat aliens in case of an invasion.
l7xPB TIL about the Children’s Crusade, where thousands of European children thought that God would allow them to take over Jerusalem, even though 3 previous crusades had failed
JYpyv TIL that in Australia there is a popular line dance performed to Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits. The dance has gained such popularity that it has been implemented in some Australian states' curriculums
4k1OX TIL Inspector Gadget was voiced by the same actor who played Maxwell Smart (Get Smart) -- Don Adams
bryj TIL that Americans were so confident that crime was caused by alcohol that on the eve of prohibition, some towns in the U.S. sold their jails.