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TIL that USSR detonated a Nuclear Bomb to extinguish a gas fire (255 Urta-Bulak)

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9dE7 TIL a Nepalese Sherpa climbed to the summit of Mount Everest from base camp in just over 8hrs.
WlLL TIL in the 1700s, ornamental “garden hermits” were men hired to live on the estates of the wealthy. Dressed as druids and living in small structures, hermits would sometimes answer guests’ questions or give advice. Alternatively, they would remain silent, serving as a perpetual play or live diorama.
rAGo TIL Cherokee men wearing phallic-laden masks(penis shaped), would seduce young women by shaking their masks at them. These men were called booger men and the event was known as the booger dance.
GAgMj TIL Istanbul (Not Constantinople) was originally recorded in 1953 by the band The Four Lads. I also learned that I can't post the more contemporary band's name because it gets flagged as conjecture.
J1Jxk TIL A woman was killed by an alligator after accidentally falling in the pond while gardening