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TIL that on a TV debate program in November 1949 Senator Edwin Johnson of Colorado inadvertently blurted out the top-secret fact that the US government was considering development of the hydrogen bomb

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694KJ TIL that boiling water can remove microplastics
57kD TIL a man convicted of 544 murders, which included 24 fetuses he cut out of pregnant women was tortured for 3 days, broken on the wheel and quartered while still alive.
J1bKk TIL the Dutch adopted gibbing (removing herring organs except pyloric caecae) from Scania, letting the fish pickle at sea in brine. They stayed longer after herring shoals, returning with pre-salted catches that fueled centuries of trade dominance—an iconic dish with global roots!
ZGRD TIL the Texas Longhorns of 1920 fattened up, cooked and served their mascot at a football banquet, due to not having the money to take care of him
BjGW TIL the U.S. spends roughly $50.1B in foreign aid each year which is only 1.2% of the Federal government’s budget.