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TIL there have been more than 2000 nuclear explosions worldwide. This is a time-lapse video of every detonation since 1945.

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MK8W TIL India’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani, built a $1 billion home. It has 27 habitable floors, including six parking floors for capacity of up to 168 cars. A staff of 600 maintain the home.
LRmQ TIL a star discovered 75 light-years away is no warmer than a freshly brewed cup of coffee.
9wAAr TIL that Leonard Cohen didn’t gain any royalties from his 1968 song "Suzanne", and he only benefited from the song when he performed it live, as he signed away his rights to the song in a legal document deceptively presented to him which he did not read.
wo5EM TIL: In Australia there are 'Firehawks', which are birds that intentionally set forest fires as a hunting technique
YVnP TIL In 1937 psychic, Wolf Messing, predicted that Adolf Hitler would die if he ever threatened Russia, which angered Hitler and caused Messing to flee to Russia. He was then forced to prove himself for Stalin by convincing a bank teller to give him cash using only a blank piece of paper.