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TIL that the first nuclear bomb test done by the United States Army, called the Trinity test in 1945, was so powerful that it melted desert sand into a unique green glass now called trinitite.

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gMJk9 TIL In 1969, amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst secretly abandoned the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race while reporting false positions to appear to complete a circumnavigation without actually doing so. His boat was found unoccupied; it was presumed that he committed suicide or fell overboard.
JWA4 TIL that any North Koreans that escape to South Korea are automatically granted citizenship upon arrival
oRxdR TIL that Steve Irwin Nammed His Daughter After His 2 favorite pets.
Z8MMB TIL: When Picasso was interrogated by an SS officer about his painting Guernica, “Did you do that?” Picasso replied, “No, you did.”
XWQk TIL in an 8-hour workday, the average worker is productive for 2 hours and 53 minutes.