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TIL for almost 2 decades, the American nuclear launch codes were: 00000000

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OGGgR TIL that lobe-finned fish are more closely related to humans than to fish such as trout or sharks!
GYKA1 TIL that in 1996, as a loss-leading tactic, British supermarkets competed so heavily on the price of baked beans that one store decided to sell them for MINUS 2p. This period is referred to by economists as The Bean Wars.
9wdXX TIL one of the largest lynchings in US history occurred in Los Angeles; only six of several hundred were convicted, all were acquitted or released.
DQa6v TIL Hulk Hogan also had a brief stint as a musician. In 1995, he released"Hulk Rules" singing and playing guitar on tracks like "Hulkster's in the House" and "Beach Patrol." Album wasn't a success, it remains a unique and entertaining footnote in Hogan's career.
W7LEN TIL during the US Civil War 40 suspected Union sympathizers were hung and 2 shot while trying to escape in Gainesville Texas in October 1862. The killings took place after trials by a packed juries in which guilt was decided by majority vote. Most of the dead were innocent of the charges.