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TIL evidence shows that quantum tunneling particles may move faster than the speed of light

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b6o4N TIL that Ben Franklin's invention of the lightning rod was blamed by church leaders for the 1755 Cape Ann earthquake off the coast of Colonial Massachusetts — as his "heretical rods" interfered with the "artillery of Heaven" & deprived God of using lightning as "tokens of His displeasure."
oRwRL TIL in the show Bluey, Rusty’s dad is in an Australian Army unit called 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment - which has the nickname ‘Bluedog’
GYVXQ TIL Caesar salad isn't Italian and has nothing to do with Julius Caesar, it was invented in Mexico in 1924 by a man called Caesar Cardini
Ja8l TIL the fastest red card in a football/soccer game was after 2 seconds for “foul language”. After the whistle to start the game Lee Todd said “Fuck me, that was loud”
bJaN TIL in 2012, the Chinese Army sent a flamethrower to destroy a large wasp nest.