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TIL that a series of early nuclear weapon tests known as Operation Plumbbob resulted in a test bore cover plate being launched with such force that a frame/millisecond camera only caught the cover on a single frame.

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oBArr TIL Dictatus papae, 27 powers arrogated to the pope, including papal supremacy, such as: Only the Pope can with right be called "Universal". All princes shall kiss the feet of the Pope alone. His name alone shall be spoken in the churches. His title is unique in the world. No one may judge him.
jN9aj TIL that in 2008 a fire at Universal Studios destroyed up to 500,000 original masters most of which weren't backed up and is the biggest disaster in music history
LKnr TIL that the deadliest earthquake in recorded history struck Shensi province in China in 1556, killing about 830,000 people.
4BPJ TIL the creators of Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Gravity Falls all started out working together on the The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.
WkNkY TIL During the American Revolution, an enslaved man was charged with treason and sentenced to hang. He argued that as a slave, he wasn't a citizen and couldn't commit treason against a government to which he owed no allegiance. He was subsequently pardoned.