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TIL that the earliest record of a named cat is from over 3400 years in Egypt, his name was "Nedjem" which means sweet or pleasant.

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NXnZ1 TIL the last nuclear explosion happened in 2017. It was performed in North Korea by an underground thermonuclear weapon. It was the county’s sixth nuclear test.
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D1VBg TIL about 'Fast Eddie' Maher, a security driver who stole £1.2m and fled to America
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