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TIL There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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TIL that while in captivity, an orca discovered it could get more food by regurgitating some of its meal to attract birds, and then eat those birds. It taught other orcas too.
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TIL the original story of "Frankenstein" was written by an 18 year old runaway and mother, Mary Godwin ("Shelley" after marriage) when her pregnant stepsister's boyfriend, Lord Byron, created a contest for his friends to write the best ghost story after a cold summer night talking of gruesome things
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TIL the richest superhero is actually Black Panther, who has an estimated of $500 billion, whereas Tony Stark is worth $100 billion and Bruce Wayne $80 billion
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TIL Humans did not evolve from monkeys. Humans and monkeys share a common ancestor from which both evolved separately.
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TIL that lightbulbs in the NYC subway and other train systems have left-hand screws. The backwards design is to prevent people from stealing bulbs for use at home.