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TIL that a survivor or the Hiroshima atomic bombing was introduced to the pilot of the Enola Gay on live television. Sad awkwardness ensues…

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v1QLB TIL that while the human body contains only 250g of ATP at any one time, more is created and used continuously such that we turn over more than our weights worth of it each day.
ERG0 TIL that Doune Castle, which was used in the filming of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, was also used in the filming of Game of Thrones.
9Oy7 TIL that obese drivers are 78% more likely to die in a car crash.
W7Bk8 TIL of Lady Mondegreen - a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. An example would be Jimi Hendrix's song "Purple Haze", where many, instead of the line "kiss the sky" mishear Jimi singing "kiss this guy"
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