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TIL that the thermonuclear stage of an 3.8 megaton hydrogen bomb is buried approximately 180 feet under a field in Faro, NC. It fell from a crashing B52 in 1961. The bomb impacted the ground at nearly mach 1. Being so massive, it drove itself nearly 200 feet down and recovery was deemed impossible.

ZQBa TIL it is possible to become a lawyer in 4 states with zero formal education in law
W7dL8 TIL Bartolomeo Cristofori (May 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731) invented the piano.
nePBG TIL 450 Tasmanian opium farmers supply approximately 50% of the world's opium used in painkillers
jNOpQ TIL The Lily family of plants are extremely toxic to cats and can cause kidney failure withing 48 hours
5enp TIL dog bites have risen 59% since Cesar Millan started airing on Television