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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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rNKYw TIL That Court Jesters could freely mock the rulers and that their jesting was often a way to give guidance.
d8QGK TIL Pierre and Marie Curie’s laboratory books from the 1890s are still so contaminated with radiation that they’re kept in special lead boxes and people who want to see them have to wear protective clothing.
lovm7 TIL that last year a 70-year-old butcher in the south of England who became locked in his walk-in freezer, used a 1.5kg roll of black pudding to escape from the -20 degree celsius temperatures by using it as a battering ram
ZDjR TIL that the saying “when it rains, it pours” actually comes from the tagline of Morton Salt, whose ionized salt didn’t clump in damp/humid weather
Ovva TIL Sony released a kit that allows PS2s to be used as a personal computer.