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TIL the preferred walking speed for many people is 1.42 m/s

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yQPyw TIL of general Thomas Farrell, who demanded to hold the core of the first nuclear bomb in his hands before it was assembled. He later signed the Nagasaki bomb: "To Hirohito, with love and kisses, T. F. Farrell." This is the only love note written on a nuclear bomb used in war.
Me4DW TIL one of the Founding Fathers originally wanted there to be Department of Peace that would keep the Department of War (now the Department of Defense) in check.
J1XOk TIL that the Chupa Chups logo was designed by none other than Salvador Dalí himself!
jNAYX TIL that during his presidency Richard Nixon set up the "Political Enemies Project", with the purpose of compiling a list of people that he didn't like, and "use the available federal machinery to screw them". The list even included celebrities like John Lennon, Bill Cosby and Steve McQueen.
B9Br TIL in the originally filmed ending of “I Am Legend,” Will Smith realizes he is the “monster” and the zombies have only been protecting themselves from him. The studio insisted on a replacement “happy ending”, which implies the discovery of a “cure” and nothing of the zombies’ humanity.