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TIL that the Indian Arjun MBT uses a specialized cannon round called Penetration Cum Blast (PCB)

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VME8Z TIL in 1979 there was an unexplainable nuclear explosion near the Prince Edward Islands. It was detected by the Vela Hotel Satellite, but still has yet to be claimed.
WkbRA TIL that the alchemist dream of transmuting lead into gold has actually been achieved
MexLb TIL Sebastian Bach was fired from Skid Row after booking a show where the band would have opened for KISS. The other members refused to perform, saying Skid Row was too big an act to open for KISS. Bach left the band with a message saying "You're never too big to open up for KISS."
R7D41 TIL of Reductio ad Hitlerum, a logical fallacy first mentioned in 1951. It occurs when an argument is said to be invalid because Hitler put forth the same argument.
X09GD TIL in 2021 a lobster diver off the coast of Cape Cod was swallowed entirely by a Humpback whale and after 30-40 seconds spat back out, surviving with non-life-threatening injuries.