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TIL Five Men Agreed To Stand Directly Under An Exploding Nuclear Bomb

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ZLXR TIL pay toilets are virtually unknown in America thanks to a nineteen year-old.
loL0N TIL that the Lascaux cave was discovered accidentally by 4 teenagers and their dog- the cave has 17,000 year old paintings, including extinct animals like the Aurochs, and hand prints. The French government had to make a replica (Lascaux II) since tourists causes mold to grow
wL9K1 TIL after a city loses the Super Bowl, cardiovascular deaths and total deaths jump due to stress
1rxO TIL in the 2005 film ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ the chocolate river was made of actual chocolate instead of CGI. It was made of about 192,000 gallons of chocolate.
X0EGD TIL about censorship in Turkish media. Alcohol and Tobacco products are blurred out and sometimes covered with a flower. Any forms of kissing or love making is banned amongst other things like mentioning brands.