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TIL that China began developing nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines before they even had the infrastructure to mine uranium

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v10E8 TIL Greenwich Mean Time is mean because Noon GMT is the annual average moment of the moment the Sun crosses the Greenwich meridian and reaches its highest point in the sky there. It is rarely the exact moment, and may occur up to 16 minutes before or after noon GMT.
WDZ4 TIL that North Korean citizens who flee to South Korea automatically become South Korean citizens
Br8PW TIL only 3 people have technically died in space. In 1971, the Soyuz 11 crew was killed at an altitude of 104 miles when the cabin depressurized. The re-entry seemed to go off without a hitch. But recovery crews quickly discovered the crew inside dead, with blood streaming from their noses and ears.
oRP0r Til that Sir Sean Connery last movie was a 2012 animated film called “Sir Billi”. About a retired veterinarian (Sir Sean Connery) living in a remote Scottish village encounters a goat who thinks he’s a dog, an Admiral who’s afraid of the water, and a beaver who was raised by rabbits.
OGMOL TIL that the Capture of the USS Chesapeake in 1813, was one of the most deadly fights involving two ships, in the entire age of sail.