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TIL The Halifax Explosion was the largest man made explosion in recorded history up until that point. Explosives were measured in “Halifaxes” afterward. The first atomic explosion was 10 Halifaxes.

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AN68o TIL Thomas Edison fostered a fun and relaxed work environment at Menlo Park, incorporating activities like practical jokes, competitions, late-night meals and drinks, musical entertainment, and even gambling to alleviate the pressures of their demanding work on inventions.
d8geQ TIL that between years 4000 and 3500 BCE the Tripolye culture centered around modern Moldova in Eastern Europe have built the largest settlements in the world at the time, inhabited by 20,000 to 46,000 people. Cities of this size only reappeared in Mesopotamia a millenium later.
PYvGw TIL Producer, rapper, and MC Dennis Coles, also known as Ghostface Killah, was the eldest of 9 children. He cared for two younger brothers with muscular dystrophy, lifting them in and out of their wheelchairs at 13 years old. When he found success with Wu Tang, he focused on getting them cared for.
rva4 TIL: That because a shortage of vinyl recording material and censorship of some Western music during the Soviet era, bootleg recordings known as Ribs, Bones or roentgenizdat were produced on discarded medical X-ray prints.
6Ewyl TIL that in 1970 an American pilot William Schaffner was sent to intercept a UFO over England. His plane was later found in the sea but his body was not located. The cockpit was sealed shut.