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TIL since 1950 the United States has lost a total of 8 nuclear bombs

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wnG1 TIL the USSR built a Skynet-like device in the 1980s that would launch a massive nuclear attack without any human intervention if it detected Moscow had been destroyed
mGvx TIL a “Red Herring” logical fallacy is a point in an argument that misleads or distracts from the issue at hand. E.g. “If the world’s 15 largest cargo ships don’t burn the low grade fuel, someone will.” Doesn’t make the low grade fuel any more reasonable for the ships to burn it.
GAZ6N TIL In the early 2000's the original trilogy of Star War ran on tv in Chilie and they incorporated beer ads into the movies
9V9Q TIL actor/martial artist Joe Son, who played “Random Task” in Austin Powers, was sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for the gang rape/torture of a woman in 1990 due to being arrested in 2008 for vandalism and submitting a DNA sample.
P1GDL TIL hi and somehow that tiny, harmless, two-letter word sent me spiraling into a full-on rabbit hole of human history, linguistics, awkward social interactions, and the sheer audacity of people deciding sounds mean things. like, “hi” looks so innocent. just vibes. just air passing