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TIL In WWII The US would have had their 3rd Nuclear weapon ready for use by Aug. 19 (4 days after Surrender). Their next target would have been Tokyo.

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KjDG TIL That NATO must treat any attack on an ally’s soil as if it were their own, unless it’s Hawaii.