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TIL there is a nuclear bomb lost at the bottom of the Philippine Sea

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ANLxw TIL the Brazilian voice actors for Scooby-Doo and Shaggy worked together voicing the characters for over 30 years and passed away just 3 days apart.
QN9Wa TIL In 1875 Benjamin Franklin returned from France with an unexplained shortage of 100,000 pounds in Congressional funds. Franklin, quoting the Bible, quipped, "Muzzle not the ox that treadeth out his master's grain." The missing funds were never again mentioned in Congress.
R9V7 TIL that in the 1800’s Allan Pinkerton became Chicago’s first detective, developed investigative techniques still used today, became head of Union Intelligence, foiled a plot to kill Abraham Lincoln, chased Jesse James, and created the first database for criminal identification.
vPGnx TIL despite being one of the best selling rappers ever, Tupac had an estimated net worth of only $200,000 at the time of his death
mx57P TIL The 'first recorded murder victim' revealed… from 430,000 years ago. This is the earliest clear case of deliberate, lethal interpersonal aggression in the hominin fossil record, demonstrating that this is an ancient human behaviour