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TIL that the US has lost at least 8 Nuclear Bombs

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pVQZ TIL that Hugh Jackman accidentally stabbed the Mystique stuntwoman in the arm while filming the first X-Men movie. She looked at the gaping hole in her arm and said ‘Yes! I have been stabbed by Wolverine!’
jkeN TIL Jimmy Carter is the only U.S. president to have lived in housing subsidized for the poor.
naRo TIL at 22 years old Titanic’s only surviving wireless operator Harold Bride stayed on the ship as long as possible sending SOS messages. After being rescued by Carpathia and suffering from frostbite he helped the rescue ship operator send surviving passenger messages.
pZwb TIL during the Viking age many Scandanavians wore mini Thor hammers around their necks
6EGLW TIL that the Tarantula Nebula, a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud over 160,000 light years distant, contains the most luminous known star. The nebula’s luminosity is so great that if it were as close to Earth as the Orion Nebula, the Tarantula Nebula would cast shadows on the ground.