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TIL that despite the popular belief that the USSR possesed hundreds of ICBMs and was winning the arms race, in reality they possesed only four by 1961.

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v1eN7 Today I learned that Ringo Starr was the narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine from 1984-1990.
e090n TIL that prog-rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer have a live album called "Live at the Mar Y Sol Festival". In the original liner notes, it says the festival happened in "Vega Baja, San Juan." However, Vega Baja is not in San Juan. Also, the festival took place in Manati, a different area altogether.
4XGXg TIL the United States still possesses chemical weapons, including 1673 tons of mustard gas. They are set to be destroyed by 2024.
oRr9K TIL that Arkeology is the study of Noah's Ark.
VMWZB TIL that the NCAA record for highest rushing yards per carry in a season belongs to none other than the first black player in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson