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TIL that nuclear bombs when detonated at high altitudes during night time will light up the sky for up to 30 minutes

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xVrE1 TIL that the flag of West Virginia is the only US State flag with crossed rifles, meant to illustrate the importance of the state's fight for liberty during the Civil War.
J1M0B TIL that the modern assembly line was not invented by Henry Ford but by Ransom E. Olds. Ford then took the idea and improved it.
VMRYB TIL Eating a polar bear liver will kill you, because it is overloaded with vitamin A which is far too toxic for humans
paRb TIL that a total solar eclipse will pass over the entire continental United States from coast to coast in 2017
KraQ TIL that the “chemical imbalance” theory of depression is considered outdated