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TIL The USA Conducted an Experiment in 1964 Where They Gathered 3 Young Physics Students, and Gave Them a Salary, and All Publicly Available Documents on Nuclear Weapons, and Told Them to Build an Atomic Bomb. They succeeded.

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xogD TIL Edward Mordake reportedly had an extra face on the back of his head, which could neither eat nor speak, although it could laugh and cry
v1aND TIL of Hatuey, an anti-colonial revolutionary in Cuba during the 16th century. Upon being captured by the Spaniards he was sentenced to be burned. Before being burned a priest offered to baptize him so he may go to heaven. To this he said, "If the Spaniards go to this heaven, I don't want to go".
nvyb TIL That Michael Jackson was involved in over 1,500 law suits and gave his testimony over 1000 times.
gMN9y TIL the Saudi Government hired multiple American PR firms to counter criticism towards the government's mass arrests, assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, forced evictions on Howeitat tribal land, and their NEOM City Project
wlPM TIL some large telescopes use liquid mercury for a reflective mirror instead of glass. The rotating liquid assumes the paraboloidal shape regardless of the container’s shape and has a much lower cost than traditional glass mirrors.