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TIL It was suggested to use atomic bombs to blow up part of Alaska to make a harbor

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AABB TIL the Internet weighs about as much as a strawberry. The weight of all the electrons in motion that make up the internet at any given moment is equivalent to 50 grams.
oRe6A TIL the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church is 99 years old.
x67Ag TIL about New York Yankees pitcher David Wells was observed to be out all night partying until the next morning. Despite being hung over, he pitched a perfect game, retiring all 27 batters he faced, marking the 15th perfect game in Major League Baseball history.
9YpBX TIL George Clooney once pranked Brad Pitt by putting a pot plant bumper sticker, which had "fuck cops" written on it, on the back of his car, leading to him getting pulled over by the cops. Clooney figured, "There's no way you don't get pulled over."
b9Wl9 TIL after capturing Alexandria, Diocletian ordered his soldiers to kill until the blood reached his horse's knees. As if on cue, the horse fell, staining its knees in blood. He took the gods' hint, and stopped the massacre. After he left, the Alexandrians erected built a statue in the horse's honor.