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TIL that rice thrown at weddings poses absolutely no danger to birds.

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7roNx TIL of Hiram Calder, a man who was discovered on his deathbed to have been born a woman—making him the first biological female to vote in Florida due to his participation in every election
X05Z6 TIL in 1954, father of the hydrogen bomb Edward Teller presented Sundial, a conceptual hydrogen bomb with a yield of 10 gigatons. Under the right conditions, this would start fires as far as 250 miles, an area the size of France. Work continued for several years after, with a test planned for 1956.
a8GA TIL that phone numbers are seven digits because that was once thought to be about the limit of the brain’s working memory
bDJa TIL that the Norway’s first aircraft hijacking was resolved after the hijacker surrendered his weapon in exchange for more beer.
PY1JE TIL that the human body produces about 1 to 1.5 liters of snot every day