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TIL Starfish Prime, a 1962 U.S. Nuclear Test in Space, Created a Radiation Belt That Disrupted Satellites and Power Grids

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KYJ84 TIL that the eerie "loon bird" call often heard in Hollywood movies is frequently used inaccurately to evoke a sense of wilderness, even in locations where loons don't exist.
EgvVp TIL that David Attenborough has more letters after his name than in it. His full title is Sir David Attenborough OM GSMG CH CVO CBE FRS FSA FRSA FZS FRSGS FRSB.
1kl4 TIL that German luxury brand, Hugo Boss AG, in 1934-1935 advertised itself as the, “supplier of national socialist uniforms” In 1946, its founder, Hugo Boss, was fined 70k and stripped of his voting rights for being a beneficiary of Nazism.
J1W6j TIL Berry College, a private liberal arts college in Mount Berry community adjacent to Rome, Georgia, holds the world record for the largest campus at 27,000 acres - including fields, forests and Lavender Mountain. It was founded on values based on Christian principles by Martha Berry in 1902.
9MQG TIL In 1906 An irish Olympic silver medalist Peter O Connor climbed a 20 foot flag pole and waved the irish flag when made to compete for Britain, All while irish and irish-American athletes fought off guards at the end of the pole.