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TIL: Satellites from Earth require a higher velocity to reach the sun compared to leaving the solar system

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9wMBB TIL the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC displayed a working "Little Boy" Atom Bomb that lacked only uranium until 1986. Then the Department of Energy took the bomb from the museum to remove its inner components, so it could not be stolen and detonated with fissile material.
W7gko TIL Nikola Tesla claimed to have invented a death ray capable of destroying entire armies.
W7gW9 TIL that Turkmenistan special forces raided Uzbekistan embassy in 2002, violating Vienna Convention
Bdvr TIL Ancient Romans would sell themselves into slavery rather than pay taxes.
4JVw TIL in 2004 a lifeguard was swimming with his daughter when dolphins started circling them. He then noticed a shark beneath them. The shark was driven away by the dolphins.