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TIL That for 15 years during the cold war, the passcode to fire the U.S nuclear arsenal was 00000000

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YplDB TIL.... That at Grateful Dead shows deaf people used to hold balloons so they could actually feel the vibrations of the music
8aQLK TIL we had x rays before we had antibiotics! (1880s & 1930s)
vxWj TIL Despite widespread media reporting and TIL posts, the most recent scientific evidence suggests Komodo Dragons DO NOT in fact possess or use venom, nor bacterial infection, to overcome and bring down prey. They kill through ambush attacks and laceration, resulting in trauma and heavy blood loss.
xVgxB TIL the term "rubber match" comes from 16th century lawn bowling, where a team can be eliminated if they "rub" against the white target ball
7rNAX TIL 1 billion birds die a year from running into window glass