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TIL that in 1994 a Boy Scout named David Hahn attempted to make a neutron "gun," and dangerously irradiated himself and his neighborhood in the process until his arrest.

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VaEQ TIL “Surprise me” were the last words of the 100 year-old, legendary comedian Bob Hope, responding to his wife’s question regarding where he would like to be buried.
mdYo TIL a photographer in NY took portraits of the least likely to be adopted dogs at a shelter, to portray their personality and aid in their adoption. All dogs that had their portrait taken were adopted.
4kgv6 TIL The Indian Space agency will be sending up humanoid robots with no legs to help with tasks and help understand the effects of microgravity
J1A4m TIL Maharaja Ranjitsinhji Jadeja of Jamnagar,India gave refuge to 1000 Polish children during World War II.
Bgdxy TIL about the Brocken spectre, the shaddowy figure that appears when a low sun is behind a climber who is looking downwards into mist from a ridge or peak