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TIL of the M65 Atomic Cannon, nicknamed "Atomic Annie", a US-made artillery piece designed to fire a nuclear weapon

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R5ab9 TIL about Effective Altuism. Effective altruism (EA) is a philosophical and social movement that advocates "using evidence and reason to figure out how to benefit others as much as possible". Popular priorities with EA include global health and to the survival of humanity over the long-term future.
bnxZ TIL there is actually a superhero called “normalman.” He was the only person without superpowers on a planet full of superheroes.
JY1jV TIL that Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is Red-Green colorblind and blue is the richest color he sees.
d1nE TIL of the algae octopus which is sometimes described as “the only land octopus” because it will routinely crawl over exposed tidal beds to hunt in the scattered tidal pools
DQngj TIL That when famous poet Carl Sandburg tried to visit a high school named after him the principal mistook him for a hobo. He was forcibly removed from the Campus.