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TIL British nukes used to be protected by bicycle locks

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l7xka TIL about a woman being seriously injured while magnet fishing from a bridge. She had the rope tied to her wrist and threw the magnet over. It got caught on a fast moving boat which caused her to be immediately pulled off the bridge and into the water. Her boyfriend jumped in to rescue her.
Wk5m9 TIL of the Casio VL-1, which combines a keyboard, a synthesiser, and a calculator. Despite its cheap and unorthodox construction, it became popular among musicians across many genres, from the German band Trio in their 1982 song "Da da da" to C418 in the Minecraft OST.
MeDA7 TIL that the ash from coal power plants contains uranium & thorium and carries 100 times more radiation into the surrounding environment than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
GAYnE TIL in 1603, The Spanish and Japanese massacred an estimated 20,000 Chinese in the Philippines (Sangley Rebellion)
ANkPn TIL A Ship owned by JP Morgan Chase seized in $1.3 billion cocaine in 2019.