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TIL 5 Of The 10 Deadliest Wars in World History Began In China

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1a61O TIL in 1961 when Yuri Gagarin returned from space Nikita Khrushchev wanted to boost the Soviet's anti-religion campaign by saying: "Gagarin flew into space, but didn't see any god there."
1BLd TIL nuclear submarines create breathable air by using an electric current to split the hydrogen and oxygen molecules of ocean water. This allows them to stay submerged for months at a time.
7rjWP TIL waffle cones, reclining chairs, and playgrounds were all popularized in America as a result of the tuberculosis epidemic of the early 1900s.
D178g TIL Neil Armstrong was working on his farm and got his wedding ring stuck in the gears of a tractor. He didn’t get it out in time—his ring and ring finger got torn clean off. He then packed it in some ice and drove himself to the hospital to get it reattached
nenB7 TIL there is an ant megacolony that spans Japan, Europe, and the United States