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TIL that the American public found out about the existence of the atomic bomb only sixteen hours after the bombing of Hiroshima.

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enrg TIL … that fake poop has been a favored espionage tool.
kO7K1 TIL that Helen Keller's family forbade her from marrying her fiancé, Peter Fagan, an ex-newspaper reporter who was working as her secretary, because of her disabilities. And society of her time believed women with disabilities shouldn't experience romance of any kind.
NXrb TIL: Whale wars staged fake “fights” against the Japanese and the boats captain faked getting shot.
RNEQ TIL that homeschooling is a serious crime in Germany.
5YEv8 TIL North Korea has its own calendar system. The year is calculated based on the year of birth of its founder (Kim Il-Sung).