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TIL that mooning is legal and in fact protected under the First Ammendment in the USA

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Eg1nw TIL that the ghost town of Kolmanskop, once a german, diamond-mining settlement in Namibia and one of the wealthiest cities in the world, had a hospital with the first X-Ray unit in the southern hemisphere
E1KOP TIL in 1974, there was a hilarious Turkish ripoff of Star Trek
De0j TIL that when Judge Judy says, “You owe her $5,000,” the defendant doesn’t really owe $5,000. The producers pay any damages and the defendant even gets paid to be there.
jPgE TIL in east Africa albinos are persecuted because they are believed to have magical powers. They are frequently kidnapped and sold for cash to witch doctors who use them as ingredients in magical potions.
168oW TIL that the shockwave generated by the Tsar Bomba was so powerful that it was recorded by seismic stations around the world, confirming that the seismic shockwave circled the globe three times, shattering glass windows in buildings more than 400 miles away.