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TIL Today marks the first time in history an ICBM has been used in combat

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78Gd7 TIL that German scientists in the 1930s were the first to conceive of the atom bomb, but their research was abruptly ended in 1939 when the government conscripted them. The Nazis never got close to making a functional atom bomb because their scientists were in the battlefield.
R7VPQ TIL that British comedian Tony Hawks became so frustrated with being mistaken for pro skateboarder Tony Hawk that he has published a book called "Tony Hawk's The A to Z of Skateboarding" that contains nothing about skateboarding.
RoaQ TIL Chinese people hate seat-belts so much they wear fake ones on their t-shirts and use novelty buckles (including bottle openers) to silence the alarms.
yLoV TIL Someone serving in the American military is 15 times more likely to be sexually assaulted by a compatriot than killed in action.
OGJ94 TIL that African elephants have been known to bury or assist humans who are dead, sleeping, or injured. A woman once fell asleep under a tree and woke up to find an elephant gently touching her. As more elephants arrived, they covered her with branches. The next morning, she was found unharmed.