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TIL the origin of the Stonehenge stones was only discovered after a lost core was returned after 62 years.

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rNnRw TIL that in Japan, most people are born Shinto, have their weddings at a church, and have funerals at Buddhist temples.
gMo6X TIL the advice to drive with your hands at "10 and 2 o'clock" on the steering wheel is outdated. The 9 and 3 o'clock positions are now recommended, to avoid major injury to hands, fingers, and faces, from airbags.
vOQx TIL that in 1961 at Jackass Flats, Nevada, the United States successfully tested a nuclear aircraft engine that would hug the terrain at mach 3. During its flight to the target, the proposed unmanned bomber would have deafened, flattened, and irradiated our allies. The project was cancelled in 1964.
VWmp TIL that it is illegal in 13 European countries to deny the Holocaust.
MeEVm TIL that because of the skin affect and the relatively high frequency of the plasma created by a tesla coil, and the low current. You can touch the output of a small coil, and instead of it going through you, shocking you, it will pass over your skin into the ground