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TIL that a study in 2008 claimed that consumer information regarding health would be ineffective "if content exceeds a 7th-grade reading level, which is the average American reading level identified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services."

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0dV1 TIL that the thermonuclear stage of an 3.8 megaton hydrogen bomb is buried approximately 180 feet under a field in Faro, NC. It fell from a crashing B52 in 1961. The bomb impacted the ground at nearly mach 1. Being so massive, it drove itself nearly 200 feet down and recovery was deemed impossible.
NXm1Q TIL that Bonnie Tyler’s iconic raspy voice was the result of vocal cord surgery. While she was meant to rest her voice the healing process left her with a unique sound that became her signature.
0ddM TIL That cats can survive landing at terminal velocity, meaning (most of the time) they can survive a fall from any height
aOQN TIL That the number of Voodoo Practitioners in New Orleans dropped 90% after Hurricane Katrina
gME69 Today I learned that in 2014 the US finished it’s largest dam removal in history on the Elwha river in Washington state. The once dammed reservoir of over 100 years, now flows freely and is once again booming with salmon, birds, moose, and even new beaches being formed by sediment!