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TIL the casualty number estimate for Japan’s land invasion came from William Shockley a known Race Eugenicist

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J1gK1 TIL Astronomers image the Sun in detail using hydrogen-alpha telescopes with monochrome cameras rather than colour as they can make full use of their sensors. This means processing software is used to make the Sun appear in colours like yellow and orange
nQ47 TIL in 1997, when the computer Deep Blue went against Gary Kasparov in a game of Chess, Deep Blue made an unpredictable move in the 44th turn. Kasparov attributed this to Deep Blue’s “superior intelligence.” It was actually just a bug.
Xxr8 TIL for 15 years London, Ontario contained the largest concentration of serial killers in the world
Q8Ok TIL tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
168oW TIL that the shockwave generated by the Tsar Bomba was so powerful that it was recorded by seismic stations around the world, confirming that the seismic shockwave circled the globe three times, shattering glass windows in buildings more than 400 miles away.