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TIL Elevators are the safest mode of travel

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AKJw TIL that Manhattan Project mathematician Richard Hamming was asked to check some arithmetic by a fellow researcher. Hamming planned to give it to a subordinate until he realized it was a set of calculations to see if the nuclear detonation would ignite the entire Earth’s atmosphere.
G4P7 TIL of Last Thursdayism, a belief that the universe was created last Thursday, and it is absolutely impossible to disprove.
XExkP TIL that the Federal Reserve Bank pays only about 7.7 cents for each dollar bill printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, but that it must pay face value for each coin (penny, nickel, dime, quarter) produced by the U.S. Mint.
X0VEP TIL about Enoteca Maria, a restaurant in New York where the chefs are grandmothers from various countries and cultures. Each day, a different grandmother takes charge of preparing a special dish, offering customers a diverse range of traditional cuisines from around the world.
6EWeQ TIL Andorra has no army. Instead, all Andorrans should, by law, keep a rifle. The law also states that the police will offer a firearm in case of need.