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TIL The United States tested what a nuclear blast would do to a human by using pigs. “The test was a failure; unlike people, the pigs managed to survive with third degree burns all over their body.”

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mR4Y TIL that the day after German WW1 ace Oswald Boelcke died from a crash landing following a midair collision, British pilots dropped a wreath at his airbase which read: “To the memory of Captain Boelcke, a brave and chivalrous foe.”
R7dE6 TIL C3P0 and R2D2 guest-starred on a 1980 episode of Sesame Street. Along with singing and playing games, it also featured R2 falling in love with a fire hydrant.
xVd9g TIL that the Navy bean is the considered the official bean of the Nation of Islam, and is said to allow one to live up to 140. All other types of beans are "divinely prohibited"
nWWZB TIL that many food products readily sold for consumption in the US are illegal and banned in Europe because they contain dangerous substances, like arsenic and growth hormones, that cause cancer and birth defects.
8aJK TIL: The Boyscouts burn the most US flags in the World, as it is actually the most respected way of disposing of a Flag