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TIL that "world’s leading source of high-grade uranium" was accidentally found in 1966 by a bunch of oil dudes who took a Geiger counter on a plane so they could write off their fishing trips as business expenses.

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RRy8 TIL there is a 3rd order enclave of India inside of Bangladesh. This piece of land, which belongs to India, resides inside a piece of Bangladesh which resides inside a piece of India that resides about 10 miles inside of Bangladesh.
jN0vM TIL that Protestant Reformation leader, Martin Luther, was an anti-Semite who denounced and urged the persecution of Jews
D1Laj TIL: Mt. Olive pickle company is based in a town called Mt. Olive and the street is One Cucumber Blvd, at the intersection of Cucumber and Vine.
E1mww TIL There is a flower named "Blue Dicks" Dichelostemma Capitatum
evWE TIL Germany once refused to sell a French imported liqueur, stating public health and safety concerns that the low alcohol percentage would cause people to build up a tolerance towards alcohol