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TIL that the Soviets used a 30 kt nuke to stop an out of control gas well fire

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xKy5 TIL British spies stopped using semen as invisible ink because it began to smell if it wasn’t fresh
OoJ96 TIL in 1961 Ronald Reagan released a spoken-word album warning against socialized medicine.
v1dV7 TIL: Cartier sunglasses (which can go for $2650 and up) are a status symbol in Detroit. Detroit Police estimate 9 murders, 17 non fatal shootings, and 2158 robberies related to the glasses between '12 and '16.
1VyP TIL that waxing and shaving of the pubic hair is killing off the population of crab lice.
9Ylep TIL that microwaves actually heat things by violently shaking the water molecules inside of the object so fast that the friction causes it to heat up.