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TIL the American B83 Nuclear Bomb has been studied for use in the destruction/deterrence of asteroids on a crash course with Earth. They are 80x more powerful than the Little Boy bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

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6B97 TIL that during the production of the video-game Deus Ex (released in 2000), the artist forgot to add the twin towers to the New York skyline. The in-game explanation was that it was the result of a terrorist attack.
MeDv8 TIL large ships use sea water as ballast; the water contains all sorts of living organisms which when released, results in the spread of invasive species around the world. This has an economic impact of billions of dollars a year to the US alone.
KvNR TIL Nokia was founded in 1865
kORVB TIL in 841 Irish King Maelsechnaill I had disguised a bunch of warriors as women to tempt Norsemen into an orgy so they could then assassinate them.
VBQKB TIL that turtles aren't in their shells, they are their shells.