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TIL In 1962 the French Defense Minister and Minister of Scientific Research were accidentally exposed to nuclear fallout. A subteranean nuclear bomb test in Béryl failed and the minister of defence described it as, 'a kind of gigantic blowtorch flame that started exactly horizontal in our direction'

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M7YZa TIL the Aztecs regarded childbirth as a form of battle. Women who died during childbirth were thought to rise to one of the highest heavens - the same one as for male warriors who died in battle.
R5rR4 TIL the male head of any Roman family possessed "ius vitae necisque," "the right of life and death," and could legally execute any of his children at any age.
VB14 TIL that there is a massive monument in Georgia (US), which gives instructions in 8 languages on how to rebuild a “better” society after an unknown apocalyptic event, whilst also well as functioning as a compass, calendar and clock.
Awmd TIL That on this day (January 16) Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus was granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire.
PY1GO TIL Radox Spa commissioned a study to find the Top 9 most relaxing songs. The British Academy of Sound Therapy then teamed w/ Marconi Union to scientifically create the most calming song called Weightless. Using entrainment, your heart rate slows, and specific harmonic intervals create euphoria.