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TIL British nuclear weapons were armed with only a bike lock key until the mid 90's.

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LGam TIL dwarfism was not seen as a defect in ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian texts promoted the acceptance of those with physical or mental disabilities, and there were two dwarf gods, Bes and Ptah
Eg7vW TIL that the Burmese Star Tortoise was once considered functionally extinct in the wild, but emergency breeding programs in Myanmar have brought the population back to roughly 10,000-14,000 in protected areas, even as poaching continues to threaten the species.
VMj7D TIL that a 47-year-old woman called Tammy Sexton, in Birmingham, Alabama was shot in the head by her husband with a .380-caliber handgun and not only did she survive, she managed to make herself a cup of tea and offered one to a police officer.
9wbYX TIL that in 1920, French President Paul Deschanel fell from a moving train at night while wearing pajamas. Disoriented, he approached a railway signalman, claiming to be the president. The signalman, doubting his sanity, reportedly replied, "And I'm Napoleon Bonaparte."
JY4ok TIL that after its infamous explosion in 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant reported a fire in 1991; and it wasn’t until the year 2000 that the power station was fully shut down.