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TIL that a hydrogen bomb is actually a package of three bombs: One conventional bomb casing, one regular atomic fission bomb and one fusion bomb.

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kVO5 TIL a Chinese beggar whose hands were ruined in an explosion spent a decade designing a new type of two-handed calligraphy. The result was so impressive that China’s largest font maker gave him a design contract with 50 years of royalties and helped to get him off the streets.
bEo7 TIL the Boy Scouts of America’s own consultants told them that same-sex orientation in adults or youth was NOT a risk factor for abusing children.
kOoo1 TIL that 20% of Legionnaires disease in the UK is caused by people using water instead of windshield washing fluid.
jX9n TIL that wearing a Peyton Manning #18 jersey to school in Denver gets you sent home, because the numbers 13, 14, 18, 31, 41, and 81 are banned in the district due to their association with local gangs.
QJPBM TIL that the ancient Egyptian god Set tried to prove his dominance by having sex with Horus. However, Horus threw Set's semen into a river, and spread his own on some lettuce (Set's favourite food). After eating the lettuce, Horus used the fact that his semen was inside Set to become ruler of Egypt