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TIL: Two mid-tier scientists were tasked with building a nuclear bomb to see how easy it would be for any country to make one, and they succeeded

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PWNg TIL that Clovis I (of what is now France) lamented that in his old age he had no relatives, and was lonely (having murdered many of them). His surviving relatives, hearing this, came to him with offers of their friendship and forgiveness. Clovis then promptly had them killed.
mxQyM TIL because pendulum clocks are unreliable at sea, the first attempt at a marine chronometer was undertaken in 1673 utilizing a balance wheel and spring for regulation instead of a pendulum. This opened the way for the first modern pocket watches and wristwatches.
v1ZOR TIL The United States produces 10+ Million barrels of oil a day. 20% more than Saudi Arabia.
LkNQv TIL the only two countries that taxes its citizens no matter where they reside in the world are Eritrea and United States
4k4mJ TIL of the concept of a Savior Sibling, a child who is conceived in order to provide a stem cell transplant to a sibling that is affected with a fatal disease