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TIL in 1961 the US accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb on a small town in North Carolina. It was 1 low voltage switch away from actually detonating.

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wLR9J TIL that the white rind of a watermelon, between the pink flesh and green skin, is loaded with nutrients and just as healthy as the commonly eaten pink flesh.
4XPv5 TIL about an alarm clock which was stuck in between the walls at a Pennsylvania home, was going off every night at 7.50 EDT, for 13 years.
b9VJa TIL that, prior to WWII, dueling scars were a common sign of honor and stature, especially due to academic fencing. Their owners were considered "good husband material."
LQ1Dm TIL that after the battle between the USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, the captain of the Constitution, Isaac Hull, refused the sword of surrender from the captain of the Guerriere, James Richard Dacre, saying he could not accept it from a man who fought so gallantly
gMnMy TIL that red is not the only color of blood in the animal kingdom. Several species of octopus have blue blood, ocellated icefish have clear blood, and the green-blooded skink has, well, green blood.