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TIL that a study co-authored by hundreds of physicists, "The Effects of Peanut Butter on the Rotation of the Earth," is only one sentence long: "So far as we can determine, peanut butter has no effect on the rotation of the earth."

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neab9 TIL That the attack on Pearl Harbor was so unexpected, that as the bombing began, one seaman turned to his friend and said, "This is the best damn drill the Army has ever put on!"
8evP4 TIL - The chicxulub asteroid that killed the dinosaurs created a magnitude 12 earthquake
P11Ag TIL Ancient Chinese doctor and surgeon Hua Tuo was executed by King Cao Cao when he suggested performing a surgery by cutting into his royal skull
nepW9 TIL about the Kentucky Meat Shower. On March 3rd, 1876 unidentifiable flakes of meat fell from the sky over Bath County, Kentucky. The cause is still unknown.
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