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TIL the U.S. military is missing 6 nuclear weapons - the longest missing nuclear weapon hasn't been seen in 71 years, and it is unlikely it will be found anytime soon.

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N74xb TIL On average, cats who are allowed to roam outdoors often don't live to see age five. Cats who are always kept safely indoors can live to be 20 years old (or more)
XEJw6 TIL most of the USS Indianapolis crew thought the secret crate they were transporting contained 50,000 rolls of scented toilet paper for Gen. MacArthur. They were actually transporting the nuclear bomb 'Little Boy'.
OoJZ1 TIL of Neerja Bhanot - a stewardess on hijacked Pan Am flight 73. She hid the passports of American passengers to protect them. Hijackers shot passengers killing 22 and wounding 150. Bhanot was posthumously awarded medals of bravery by India, Pakistan, and the US.
DrbJ TIL that one night, Elvis flew from Graceland to Denver and back just to buy a Fool’s Gold Loaf - an 8,000 calorie sandwich made from a hollowed out load of bread, a jar of peanut butter, a jar of jam and a pound of bacon.
mEep TIL that the Irish invented capital letters