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TIL that thunderstorms create antimatter

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69lnm TIL in 1935, the U.S. military attempted to stop a volcanic eruption in Hawaii by bombing the volcano
AD7Xa TIL About The Phoebus Cartel - A secret organization which intentionally shortened the lifespan of light bulbs to force consumers to buy bulbs more often.
rND7W TIL That homosexuality for men wasn't decriminalised in England/Wales until 1967 with sexual acts not fully on par with the legal status' of heterosexual or lesbian couples until 2001
ANZmd TIL Alberta King, the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., was shot in the back as she played the organ in church after a man jumped up and shouted “I’m taking over this morning!”
p8x6b TIL that in 1912 as Theodore Roosevelt prepared to make a speech, he was shot in the chest. However, he proceeded to complete his 90 minute long speech before visiting the hospital.