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TIL of the Nedelin catastrophe - a Soviet ICBM launch that went wrong, killing 78 (or more) people, who could not escape the explosion and burning fuel. It was suppressed by the government until 1989. Graphic video in comments

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dDVY8 TIL that the Catcholic Church still excommunicates people, with the last excommunication being in 2020, when Jeremy Leatherby, a priest in Sacramento, refused to recognize the legitimacy of Pope Francis.
p8VMQ TIL learned of Hippasus of Metapontum, a a Pythagorean philosopher who was drowned at sea for discovering irrational numbers
xYKD TIL That in his entire 19 year career, NBA player Shaquille O'Neal only made 1 three point shot, out of 22 attempts.
1owr TIL There was an Iranian diplomat who saved hundreds, possibly thousands of Jews in WW2 by handing out Iranian passports. Despite praise for his actions he died in poverty and exile in 1981.
grnNA TIL in 1795 Samuel Adams and Paul Revere buried a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House. It was discovered in 1855 added to and reburied, in 2014 it was rediscovered added to and buried again.