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TIL that USA accidentally dropped 2 nuclear bombs over Morocco in 1956 and in 1966, one of them has never be found and is still in the ocean

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LkYld TIL the Conservatives in 1930 Germany first disliked Hitler. However, they even more dislike the left and because of Hitler's rising popularity and because they thought they could "tame" him, they made Hitler Chancelor in 1933.
kwEe TIL Freddie Mercury got a degree in art and graphic design and eventually used his skill to design the Queen logo, aka the Queen Crest
BgNwD TIL that garlic stored in oil has a high risk of causing botulism; food poisoning that can result in blurred vision, difficulty breathing, progressive paralysis, and even death
R5aWw TIL that numerous writers who have worked on the comic book character John Constantine have, independently of one another, claimed to have been approached by him in real life, despite him being a fictional character
OoYLL TIL when ‘The Shining’ premiered, the MPAA wouldn’t allow blood to appear in any trailer “approved for all audiences,” but Stanley Kubrick managed to get a trailer comprised solely of the elevator scene passed by convincing the board the tsunami of blood was rusty water.