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TIL that there are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.

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Ev90 TIL that the term Peeping Tom comes from when Lady Godiva, an Earl’s wife, tried to convince him to lower the heavy taxes on the poor. He told her that he would if she rode through town naked. When she did it, the townsfolk all averted their eyes out of courtesy; except for one tailor named Tom.
YpWyr TIL that the word "amethyst" means "not drunk" because of an Ancient Greek belief that drinking from an amethyst cup would prevent intoxication.
nWN0G TIL in the Congo Free State soldiers had to provide the severed hand of Congolese they shot as proof they weren’t misusing munition, but in practice the hands became a sort of currency since they allowed soldiers to save bullets, leading to them cutting the hand off living people
Zjjp TIL that the colour orange was named after the fruit orange, not the other way around.
nWlbB TIL that the human fingertip can feel the difference between a smooth surface and one with a pattern embedded just 13 nm deep