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TIL the vertical smoke lines you see in nuclear explosions are caused by smoke rockets and not the explosion itself

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x66d5 TIL The seahorse is the only case of male pregnancy in the animal world
Pd1G TIL over 60 percent of Chinese consumers also say that they are willing to pay more for products labeled “Made in USA” than for those labeled “Made in China”.
b9AP0 TIL Little Debbie is named/modeled after one of the founder's granddaughters, and she's still working for the company as an executive vice president
X0rJE TIL a Norfolk Southern employee left points misaligned, resulting in a train collision that spilled chlorine gas everywhere, right next to a textile mill. 9 people died that day, 250 people had lung injuries requiring medical treatment.
grWAL TIL that Western countries are sending their old digital appliances to a graveyard of electronics near the Ghanaian capital Accra. After arriving at the dump the old divices are dismantled for scrap. Work at the waste site is toxic but locals often use kids to do the job.