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TIL that the Hiroshima Flame of Peace was lit on 1st August 1964 in hope of a world without nuclear weapons, and it will continue to burn until nuclear weapons are abolished worldwide

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pYNNA TIL about Sequoyah, a Native American of the early 19th centruy who, just seeing white people writing, understood what writing was and created, all by himself, an advanced syllabary system. After some years, more than 90% of Cherooke people were able to read.
eYjn TIL the New York Times has given only one “poor” rating to a restaurant: Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen and Bar in Times Square
nK6Y TIL Sir Robert Watson-Watt, the inventor of RADAR was caught speeding with a RADAR gun and reportedly said, “‘My God, if I’d known what they were going to do with it, I’d have never have invented it!”
MoV TIL that the serial number on a Euro note shows what country it is from & therefore some could be worth more than others if the Euro collapses.
JX9k TIL the Tsar Bomba, the single most physically powerful device ever used by mankind, had a mushroom cloud measuring over 7 times the height of Mt Everest. The shockwave was measured circling the earth 3 times and it caused windowpanes to be partially broken at distances of 900 kilometres (560 mi)