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TIL one of the key determinants as to whether a UK submarine launches a nuclear missile is if BBC Radio 4 is off air for four hours

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ADoyo TIL that Lusia Harris of Delta State University was the first woman drafted into the NBA taken in the seventh round of the 1977 NBA draft by the New Orleans Jazz.
pYNb8 TIL there is a two foot tall, 3000 year old gold hat which was found in Germany an unknown amount of time ago
VMwGQ TIL Piers Morgan was fired as the editor of a popular British newspaper in 2004 after publishing fake photos of the torture of Iraqi prisoners by British soldiers
4yN5 TIL Of Heterosis, also known as Hybrid Vigor, meaning hybrid animals grow faster and stronger than the parents and are also less susceptible to disease
Nbg1 TIL that Stalin’s guards were so afraid of him that no one called a doctor until 12 hours after he had a stroke. They feared he might recover and execute anyone who had acted outside of his orders.