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TIL nuclear warhead miniaturisation got to this level: variable 5-150 kiloton TNT in an 80x30 cm shell, weighing 130 kg

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J1bEl TIL that The statue of liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), was recycled from a refused similar project supposed to sit next to the Suez canal.
V9vG TIL of Emma Morano, the only living person to have been born in the 1800s. On November 29th she will be one of only 5 other people in history to have reached 117 years of age.
JB5B TIL That both Christopher Walken and James Earl Jones have both recorded “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe for your enjoyment.
LyRV TIL that ‘Zippo’ will repair any pocket lighter made by themselves, whether it be 1 year old or 100, for free.
5v6D TIL In 1983, a 61-year-old potato farmer named Cliff Young won a 544 mile endurance race because he ran throughout the night while the younger ‘professional’ athletes slept.