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TIL During the Vietnam War over 8 million tons of bombs were dropped on South East Asia or 1 every 8 minutes

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v1Enr TIL 29 years before Chenobyl, another lesser known nuclear disaster occurred in Kyshtym. Records are rare, but it seems some 10,000 people were evacuated and speculation that some 6000-8000 died
aQmy TIL if you were to stand very close to a rocket at launch you would not be killed by the heat of the exhaust, but by the sound of the engines
ea6n TIL the scientific name for the western lowland gorilla is “gorilla gorilla gorilla”
WkM8 TIL the female orgasm is similar to an epileptic seizure.
LQDlQ TIL that during the 3rd Cod War between NATO allies Iceland and the UK, HMS Falmouth rammed and nearly capsized the much smaller ICGV Týr. After recovering, Týr steamed full ahead and cut the nets of a nearby trawler, infuriating the captain of the Falmouth who rammed and nearly capsized Týr again.