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TIL that the U.S. accidentally dropped four hydrogen bombs on Spain in 1966

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wPP8 TIL that in 2009, Amtrak police arrested a guy for taking pictures of trains as they pulled into NYC’s Penn Station – he was trespassing and suspicious, they claimed. Why was he there? To take photos for his entry into Amtrak’s “Picture Our Train” contest.
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