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TIL: In the 1990s, the South African government dismantled all of its nuclear weapons, the first nation in the world which voluntarily gave up all nuclear arms it had developed itself.

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GpeJ TIL in the near future a Respirocyte, an artificial red blood cell, will allow humans to sprint for 15 minutes without a breath or hold their breath for 4 hours underwater
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