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TIL There are two different generations of boomers

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OoYmR TIL that the moon's gravity affects the LHC's proton beam so much that it has to be compensated for during operation
WJGo TIL During the WWII there was a killing contest between two Japanese officers — a race to see which of them could kill 100 people first using only a sword. It was covered like a sporting event in Japanese newspapers with regular updates on the score over a series of days.
x6b11 TIL that the Guiness World Records discontinued the "Heaviest Pets" category in 1998 to deter people from over-feeding their pets just to appear in the book.
ep4Mn TIL that on April 29, 1945, one day before his death, Hitler had doubts about the cyanide capsules he had received. To verify the capsules' potency, Hitler ordered Dr. Werner Haase to test one on Blondi, Hitler's dog, who died as a result.
rRXE4 TIL a British spy 'fired the shot that finished off Rasputin'