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TIL Louis XIX was King of France for 20 minutes.

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X0XAE TIL in 1962, the US accidentally dropped two nuclear bombs over North Carolina. Fortunately, neither of the bombs detonated.
wLoB7 TIL of Anti-flash white, a brilliant white color applied to nuclear bombers to reflect some of the thermal radiation from a nuclear explosion, protecting the aircraft and its occupants
VdNG TIL New Mexico passed a law stating that “Pluto will always be considered a planet while in New Mexican skies”.
OLK1 TIL there is a Royal Marine sniper that has 173 confirmed kills, 90 of them coming from a single day in Afganistan.
PYllV TIL after returning to Earth, the Apollo 11 crew was still required to complete a US customs form for entry into Hawaii.