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TIL a Centurion tank survived a nuclear bomb test. It was still driveable. It was nicknamed “The Atomic Tank” and went on for 23 years of service.

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vP4DB TIL in 1945, 2 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, the Boston Red Sox held a sham "tryout" for him and other black players. Red Sox management shouted racial slurs from the stands and humiliated the players. The Red Sox would eventually be the last MLB team to racially integrate.
XExkQ TIL using red for Republicans and blue for Democrats in the US has only been consistent since the 2000 election. Before that it was often the other way (as liberal parties have historically been red) or even other colors used.
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newKb TIL that unlike knives and spoons which have been around since antiquity, forks only appeared in the Middle Ages. They did not see common use for centuries, with records of British sailors ars recently as 1897 refusing to use forks as they considered them effeminate and unmanly.
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