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TIL of Nedelin catastrophe. it was a launchpad accident that occurred on 24 October 1960 at Baikonur test range. explosion occurred when the second stage engine ignited accidentally, killing an unknown number (54-300) of personnel. the incident was covered up for 29 years, only to recognized in '89.

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awngb TIL that the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, the first of its kind in the US, was formed in 1961 by a group of Holocaust survivors who met during ESL classes at Hollywood High School. Their personal artifacts, photographs, and memories became the museum’s initial primary collection.
65vw TIL in 1600 a volcano eruption in Peru killed approximately 2 million… in Russia
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nekpB TIL male bees ejaculate with such force that it rips apart their organs, killing them instantly.
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