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TIL that Bowling Balls 12 lbs or less float in water

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ne9v9 TIL about the U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, marketed to kids as a toy in the 1950's it came with 3 different types of live Uranium Ore and a Geiger Counter. The kit's intention was to allow children to create and watch nuclear and chemical reactions using radioactive material
E1n5d TIL, bud light sent a cease and desist letter to a small brewer who named a beer "Dilly,Dilly". The C&D letter was written on a scroll and announced by a town cryer.
mxnjP TIL that in 2013, the Fresno chapter of the Hell's angels waited in line outside of Walmart for five days so they could buy every bike inside and donate them to charity.
mxP4v TIL that bamboo is the fastest growing plant, with certain species growing up to 35 inches per day
W7jLN TIL the cracking sound created by a bullwhip is a sonic boom, the sound created when an object moves faster than the speed of sound. The whip is most likely to be the first faster-than-sound manmade item.