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TIL that between 1960 and 1977, the secret number authorizing US presidents to launch nuclear missiles was 00000000.

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BA6k TIL King Henry VIII may have possibly had a rare blood type (Kell positive), which would explain his wives’ and mistresses’ many miscarriages as well as his midlife physical and mental deterioration.
PYZRO TIL Valentine’s Day in South Korea is a little different. Only women give gifts, not men. Women give men chocolates on Valentine's Day as a sign of love and affection.
bkbp TIL A recent study showed 25% of US drivers making a turn failed to use signals correctly. 48% of US lane changers failed to use signals. Such failures are responsible for up to 2M preventable accidents a year.
VMvam TIL Benicio Del Toro was originally chosen to play Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace but backed out when George Lucas cut most of the characters lines
NXG1P TIL, Easter rarely occurs on April 24th and 25th, with gaps between of 90 years or more between occurrences. Latest possible Easter Day is 25 April, as in the years 1886, 1943 and 2038. You can born on Easter Sunday, but never have another birthday on Easter in 90 plus years.