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TIL In 1958 the US air force accidently dropped a nuclear bomb on South Carolina.

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woY9P TIL that the Roman Empire had twice the level of urbanization than Europe did at the start of the 19th century
VBVkm TIL The Statue of Liberty was Originally Designed as an Egyptian Woman
BrVok TIL Laurence Fishburne was only fourteen years old when shooting of Apocalypse Now began in March 1976, as he had lied about his age in order to get cast in his role. The film took so long to finish that Fishburne was seventeen (as his character) by the time of the release.
W1dY TIL Star Trek’s Scotty, James Doohan, was a CDN soldier who landed on Juno Beach, killed two snipers and cleared a minefield before even getting off the beachhead.
R5dP8 TIL: About Philly Mignon, an album by jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones released in 1977.