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TIL The most sophisticated bomb ever encountered by the FBI destroyed Harvey’s Wagon Wheel casino in Lake Tahoe in 1980. The device included 28 toggle switches , a float switch, tilt sensor, sensors and spring switches casing screws and joints, and more

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drLr TIL a Canadian 2 ½ year-old toddler froze solid in -22ºC weather after being locked out of her house for five hours, yet she was warmed and revived by doctors.
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