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TIL Thor's hammer only weighs 42.3 lbs.

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XEYej Today I learned that Russia hid cities to the world during the Soviet era
GAJWG TIL that the city of Whynot, North Carolina got its name from a bit of a funny story. The residents were arguing over a name for the city, and someone stood up and said, "Why not name the town Why Not and let's go home?" And that's how it got its name.
Me9JV TIL about "the miracle" Olympic Airways Flight 411, when the aircraft lost an engine and critical engine power, but the pilot was able to successfully land it. All following Boeing simulations show that the plane should have crashed; it's still listed as Lost.
OorW6 TIL USSR banned lobotomies in 1950. Doctors there: "contrary to the principles of humanity" and "'through lobotomy' an insane person is changed into an idiot". Used in US until 1977.
wowBJ TIL that despite being selected as Herbert Hoover's running mate in 1928, Charles Curtis was almost completely against Hoover winning the Republican Nomination for President due to his pedigree as a progressive follower of Theodore Roosevelt, which did not sit well with conservatives like Curtis.