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TIL The official animal of Scotland is the unicorn

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9wERG TIL that after reading Rutherford’s paper on atomic disintegration, Henry Adams wrote in 1902 : “At this rate, thought will be overturned; law replaced by force [...] explosives will reach cosmic violence.” Less than 50 years later, the first nuclear bomb exploded in New Mexico, July 16, 1945.
D179v TIL a blind and partially deaf man regained his sight and hearing when he was struck by lighting while out chasing his pet chicken
N7VEe TIL in 1991 Sergei Krikalev flew into space as a USSR citizen and came back as a Russian. During his mission he witnessed the collapse of the Union, creation of Russia, change of government, replacement of president, and change of the name of he city he came from.
jg5p TIL Jimi Hendrix was once invited to play with Cream alongside Eric Clapton. In the middle of the show, Clapton walked off stage. He was found in the back shaking angrily and smoking a cigarette. When asked what was wrong, he simply replied, “You never told me he was that fucking good.”
NXjJM TIL that Indo-Europeans, the ancestors of almost all languages and cultures in Europe, Persia and India, had presences as far as near Peking, China.