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TIL it's possible to take a bus tour through the Nevada National Security Site, where 928 nuclear tests were conducted

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KReG TIL 70% of science and engineering students in Iran are women.
ep01b TIL The Phoenix Suns had no official mascot until a fan came to a home game dressed as a gorilla. As he left, security suggested he dance underneath the basket during a timeout, and the crowd loved it. The fan kept coming to games until he was officially invited to be part of the team.
wLQA8 TIL that in the event of The Queen's death (Operation London Bridge), Radio New Zealand stations are specifically instructed not to play music by the band Queen
XEgbk TIL that fossils of sea creatures called Ammonites are considered holy symbols in the folk Hindu beliefs of India and Nepal. They and other marine fossils are found in the Himalayas, which were raised from the now-drained Tethys Sea. Climbers to Mt Everest have brought back fossils of Sea Lilies.
PjQn TIL the real-life Captain Sobel, from Band of Brothers (David Scwimmer) shot himself in the 60s and died of malnutrition in the 80s. No services were held for his death.