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TIL: Within proximity of a nuclear detonation you are able see the bones in your hand while covering your eyes. In a similar fashion to an X-Ray picture of your hand.

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pY46A TIL the American state of New Mexico was named before the independent country of Mexico
Kyb4 TIL that Satanists performed a “Pink Mass” on the grave of Fred Phelps’ mother in order to turn her into a lesbian in the afterlife
A4wo TIL to eliminate all the elusive invasive goats in the Galapagos, researchers attached a GPS to a ‘Judas goat’ who would, because of its gregarious nature, seek out other goats. It was then tracked down, the group killed, but with the 'traitor’ left alive to repeat the cycle.
x6vkk TIL: The longest will ever drafted was 95,940 words (1066 pages) and the shortest will drafted was 1 word, which was, "Heir's"
yoaM TIL that although Walt Disney is often rumored to have been an anti-Semite he donated to several Jewish charities and was named “1955 Man of the Year” by the B'nai B'rith chapter in Beverly Hills.