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TIL In 1946, the US agreed to turn over all of its nuclear weapons on the condition that all other countries pledge not to produce them. The Soviets reject it.

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BrPgK TIL that in 1937, a Michigan dentist stopped two fleeing bank robbers by shooting them with his deer rifle, wounding one in the arm and killing the other with a head shot at a range of almost 150 yards
4k4JR TIL of Glacier Mice. Balls of moss that form on the surface of a glacier and move together, up to an inch at a time, like a herd of little mice.
9E1G TIL if the space between the Earth and the Sun were filled with air, the Sun would be louder than a train horn. We, on Earth, would constantly hear it at 125 decibels – for comparison, a train horn 1 meter away comes in at 120 decibels.
Y7Zp7 TIL the movie In the Heat of the Night is notable for being the first in color major Hollywood movie to have lighting with proper consideration of black people. The lighting standard at the time produced too much glare on black skin, rendering features indistinct
9wPdM TIL that cats have hundreds of tiny 'mini claws' or 'hooks' called papillae on their tongue made out of keratin. This is the same stuff their claws are made from and that's why a cats tongue feels so rough.