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TIL that Huey Lewis got a perfect 800 on his math SAT

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J1lWQ TIL: In 1958, a nuclear bomb was accidentally dropped off the coast of Georgia, USA—and it’s still lost today. Known as the "Tybee Bomb," it was a 7,600-pound hydrogen bomb. Officials claim it's not dangerous unless disturbed, but its exact location remains a mystery.
dLW7 TIL After phasing out coal power plants, Toronto has been smog free for the first time in over a decade
x6mW1 TIL that Nokia was first established in 1865 as a ground wood pulp mill, and derives it's name from the nearby Nokianvirta River, which was located next to the company's original factory.
E1JG7 TIL that SNL’s Vanessa Bayer was so sick as a child that she and her family got sent to Hawaii by the Make-A-Wish Foundation
ZpLGv TIL that a bedroom of a fallen soldier in WWI is currently a de facto museum which are intended to last for 500 years