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TIL In 1947 2,400 tons of the material responsible for the Beirut explosion(ammonium nitrate) exploded in Texas resulting in 500 people dead and a 15ft tidal wave.

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X06xQ TIL in 1971 South African ticket booking agent Percy Tucker founded "Computicket" which was the first electronic ticket-booking system in the world. He also pioneered in sale of tickets for Michael Jackson's concert as part of Dangerous World Tour in South Africa, but the tour was cancelled.
G0Wj TIL in 1965 a patent was filed for a ‘birthing apparatus’ which would spin pregnant women around at as much as 7 G until their baby was flung out from the centrifugal force.
nWAo TIL In 1933, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6102, which outlawed the private ownership of gold coins, gold bullion, and gold certificates by American citizens, forcing them to sell these to the Federal Reserve.
neDlo TIL Life never gave us lemons, humans made them all on their own.
xXGk TIL People who drive Hummers get 5 times more tickets than a regular driver