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TIL: The Nixon White House considered using nuclear bombs on North Vietnam

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R5vm9 TIL of Robert Lewandowski, a Polish soccer player who substituted into a Bundesliga game, and within less than 9 minutes scored 5 goals, smashing 4 Guinness records in the process
0wmWN TIL I learned that Horseshoe crabs are not crustaceans at all, but actually Arachnids.
VBBjD TIL that cannabis and hops both belong to the same family, Cannabaceae.
neBwY TIL that the only pulp in the world that can be used to manufacture disposable surgical masks is produced in Nanaimo. BC, Canada. ????????
D1jVv TIL that Aeroflot Flight 821 crashed because the captain was drunk. All 88 people died. Additionally, the pilots joined the airline through forged papers.