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TIL in the sixties USA considered detonating a nuclear warhead on the moon to boost morale

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EgeOW TIL coronary disease was uncommon as a cause of death at the beginning of the 20th century but became the most common reason for death by mid-century. This was due to an increase in smoking and dietary changes.
p86jN TIL In 2009 a 70cm fish bit 6 tourists in Switzerland, sending 2 to hospital. Police divers harpooned the zander and offered it to the tourists as compensation.
4kra6 TIL: Teddy Roosevelt was VP due to his support of anti-trust reform, and conservatives knew the VP had little power. Six months into the term, President McKinley was assassinated and Roosevelt became President, ushering in an unprecedented era of anti-trust and labor reforms.
wodVM TIL of "Kentucky's Most Hated Man" atheist Charles Moore. He was imprisoned for his outspoken opposition to religion and the Bible and for mailing obscene literature about "Free Love", a social movement that accepts all forms of love.
4aN6 TIL The Quran does not explicitly forbid images of Muhammad