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TIL following the Trinity nuclear test in New Mexico, a blind woman 150 miles from the site asked, "What's that brilliant light?".

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LkX49 TIL of Bothies. Small shelters, maintained by users and volunteers, for people to stay in on their treks in the mountains.
XEMWQ TIL Phil Collins is an honorary member of the Hip-Hop group, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony due to the international success of their single, “Home”, on which Collins is featured. Collin’s moniker for the group is “Chrome Bone”.
0NGR TIL That Egyptians had two types of writing, not just hieroglyphics.
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