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TIL Mountain Dew was invented as whiskey mix

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NVrb TIL that in 1961 a B52 broke apart over Goldsboro, NC while carrying two fully armed 3.8 megaton thermonuclear bombs. One fell to Earth, breaking apart. The other went through 5 of 6 steps needed for detonation including deploying its parachute and charging its detonation capacitors.
j6pmp TIL the Ovsiankina effect describes the innate human urge to finish tasks we've initiated. This tendency to resume an interrupted action is especially prevalent when the action hasn't yet been achieved.
R7PXw TIL that among George Washingtons many dogs, one of them was named Cornwallis, after general Cornwallis
rwWM TIL that a 6 year old boy was charged with Felony first degree sexual assault after playing “butt doctor” with a 5 year old friend and he must register as a sex offender once he turns 18
GYo67 TIL that state-run Chinese newspapers have fallen multiple times for the Onion, believing in the Onion’s satirical articles and quoting it as a credible source.