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PYpme TIL Chernobyl wasn't the first Russian Nuclear disaster. They also had the Kyshtym disaster in 1957
B4Yd TIL Not only does the word “avocado” come from the ancient Aztec word for “testicle,” but the word “guacamole” quite literally translates to “testicle sauce.”
grXnW TIL that journal Nature once published a review of conspiracy theory that the resurrection of Jesus was staged by Pontius Pilate
dmO9 TIL that Woody from Toy Story has a Last name. It’s Pride. Woody Pride. It’s never mentioned in the movies.
d87A9 TIL that it was the CIA who evacuated people from Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War and not the military as is commonly believed.