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TIL that in the 1960s and 1970s energy companies experimented with underground nuclear explosions in Western Colorado to release oil shale and natural gas deposits. Project Rulison involved a 40-kiloton nuclear bomb detonated underground in what is now a stretch of I-70.

by whatilearned September 5, 2022, 4:55 pm

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I wanted to change my name to “Frieza” but had no idea how much paperwork would be involved.

by cringeyjokesman September 3, 2022, 11:49 pm

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If your username is somehow involved in your death, how are you dying ?

by QuestionGuy August 27, 2022, 2:24 pm

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[Serious] People who have been involved in organized crime, what’s something a normal person doesn’t know?

by QuestionGuy August 25, 2022, 8:27 am

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TIL: Coco Chanel was romantically involved with a Nazi and served essentially as a spy

by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 4:30 am

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TIL about de Clérambault’s Syndrome, a disorder where someone has delusions of another person being infatuated with them. One case involved a woman who believed King George V of England was communicating his love for her by moving the curtains at Buckingham Palace.

by whatilearned August 15, 2022, 7:17 pm

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On their way to get married, a young Catholic couple is involved in a fatal car accident…

by cringeyjokesman August 9, 2022, 4:10 pm

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TIL that in 2021 former NBA center Shawn Bradley was involved in a bike accident that left him paralyzed. He has since described his height (7 foot 6 or 2.29m) as a hindrance to recovery since quadriplegia at that height has no medical precedent.

by whatilearned August 3, 2022, 2:43 am

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TIL from 1971-1980, Australian songs topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart 19 times – all of the songs involved the Bee Gees, Helen Reddy or Olivia Newton-John.

by whatilearned July 30, 2022, 8:31 am

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TIL That China’s one child law involved a ‘Family Planning Team’ that hunted down pregnant women in hiding because they already had one child. That teams enforcement included inducing labor, then drowning or strangling the infant.

by whatilearned July 22, 2022, 3:26 am

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A personal injury lawyer was on vacation in a small rural town. While walking through the streets, he spotted a car that had just been involved in an accident. As expected, a large crowd gathered

by cringeyjokesman July 19, 2022, 4:13 pm

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Confidence comes from Competence. Start by describing the situation. Who’s involved, what’s the issue. The outcome doesn’t matter. And what steps you have taken or will take to solve it.

by CopyPastaArchive July 18, 2022, 2:43 am

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