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TIL scientist feared the first atomic test would initiate an unstoppable chain reaction and ultimately lead to the destruction of earth

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OAjR TIL there was once a teenage contestant thrown out of the 2012 National Scrabble Championships because he was found to be concealing two blank tiles.
XEQP TIL through listed accounts in the Bible, God killed a total of 2,552,452 people.
kOvXd TIL That two men in 1958 spent 9 weeks flying in a modified Cessna without landing while refueling from a truck driving below them. An endurance record that still stands today.
VMOk8 TIL that in William Morrison invented the first practical electric car in the USA, in 1890.
4k91o TIL that teenagers' brains are more tuned into unfamiliar voices than their mothers' voices. This shift occurs around ages 13-14 during puberty, helping teens expand their social connections beyond their family.