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TIL that forks used to be a thing in ancient China but were later replaced by chopsticks

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e0eoD TIL that just one minute prior to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, US Planes dropped an unsigned letter over the city addressed to professor Ryokichi Sagane, who had studied with three of the scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project, urging him to tell the public about the danger of the bombs.
N7VmN TIL that Mongolia's Navy is comprised of 1 tugboat and 7 sailors, making it the smallest in the world.
l7KAr TIL Guinness trademarked the harp as its logo in 1876, so when Ireland gained independence in 1922 it had mirror Guinness’s design to use the harp as a symbol.
l71la TIL that while the pledge of allegiance was created in 1892, the words "under God" were only added in 1954.
OGbg4 TIL that the Catholic Church runs a secretive facility outside St. Louis, Missouri where it sends abusive priests. At its peak, it operated 23 such facilities around the world.