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TIL that in 1958 the U.S. Air Force lost a 7,600 lb hydrogen bomb off the coast of Georgia. It’s still there.

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4XvJJ TIL of the "world's richest Indian." Jackson Barnett who was from the Muscogee Native American tribe had as much as $24 million worth of oil under his Oklahoma property. Due to Barnett's illiteracy he was denied access to his estate and died in relative poverty.
Z8rdD TIL about the musical genius Bob Milne who has the ability to hear every instrument individually in 3 different orchestras playing 3 different symphonies in his mind at the same time.
VM9GD TIL there is one prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials that is still living, Ben Ferencz, he turns 101 in March.
pKxQ TIL George Washington never knew dinosaurs existed. He died 42 years before they were discovered.
gMgr9 TIL that bees have a stomach specifically for honey. If they get hungry they can turn a valve which allows some of the collected nectar to travel to their stomach.