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TIL The United States still has 8 nuclear weapons unaccounted for as a result of "broken arrow" incidents typically involving the aircraft carrying it crashing or in one case a crew member accidentally grabbing the emergency release pin.

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rRdG0 TIL That prolific Californian arsonist John Orr, who was also an arson investigator, wrote a novel about a fireman who was caught setting fires, as he was committing his crimes. The Fireman’s name was Aaron Stiles- an anagram for I set L.A. arson.
LQ01P TIL Pope Leo I, Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 AD until his death in 461 AD singlehandedly persuaded Atilla the Hun to back down from his invasion of Italy.
8aejZ TIL it is illegal under German law to deny the holocaust, which is punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
woJ9M TIL pentagrams have been found on Sumerian pottery dating back to 3500 BCE
Z8rpD TIL about the RED T, a nonprofit organization advocating for the protection of translators and interpreters in high-risk settings.