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TIL that only 57 fabergé eggs exist today

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OWL4 TIL Major Harold Hering was discharged from the Air Force in late 1973 for asking the question “How can I know that an order I receive to launch my (nuclear) missiles came from a sane president?” under Richard Nixon.
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