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TIL that the US have lost at least 3 nuclear bombs

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JYxRQ TIL in 1961 Charlton Heston led a demonstration against segregated restaurants in Oklahoma
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VMMkG TIL a TripAdvisor World City Survey ranked Moscow as worst for helpful locals and hotel quality, Punta Cana (Dominica) as worst for traveling alone, and Mumbai as worst for the overall experience.
nWnWW TIL that in 1944, double agent Arabel/Garbo was awarded the German Iron Cross and, four months later, the Order of the British Empire Medal. Along with Lauri Törni, he is one of the few people to have received a military distinction from both the Axis and the Allies.
e0VZg Today I learned that one of the first human names ever recorded and is still used in modern times is Anita.