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TIL As part of a live-fire test of a nuclear air-to-air rocket, 5 U.S. air crewmen agreed to stand directly beneath the nuclear explosion to prove it would not affect ground populations

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R7487 TIL there is no mention of "3 Kings" or "3 Wise Men" in the Bible. Rather, an unspecified number of "wise men from the east" are described as visiting Jesus.
PYZ1V TIL that someone created a life sized Jason Voorhees and planted him at the bottom of a lake for divers to stumble across
RXk6 TIL According to estimates from Scandinavian research centre Sintef, 90% of all the data the human race has ever produced has been generated in the past two years.
LQd4d TIL a survey found that 56% of commercial pilots admitted to sleeping while flying and 29% had woken up to find the other pilot asleep as well
NXbvN TIL in 1915, a farmer watched his sister make mascara with coal and petroleum jelly and decided he could improve upon the product. He invented a new formula that doesn't cause eye irritation. He named the new company Maybelline after his sister Maybel and the base ingredient Vaseline...