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TIL for almost 20 years, and against JFK’s orders, all US nuclear weapons were secured with the combination password of “0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0”

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l7Zga TIL of Steven K. Roberts, considered the earliest Digital Nomad who traveled thousands of miles across America on a bicycle
M7bea TIL North Korea exported 1,680 tonnes – or about 135 double decker buses worth – of false eyelashes, beards and wigs
1Eed TIL HIV was circulating in the US decades before Patient Zero, the flight attendant usually believed to be the source of the AIDS epidemic
NXM9J TIL about Exploding Head Syndrome: a rare condition causing sufferers to hear loud noises that don't exist. It's not painful, but it can be alarming and disruptive to sleep. Many people have mistaken the symptoms of Exploding Head Syndrome for paranormal experiences like ghosts or alien abductions.
N71NP TIL the Woolworths store in Australia is unconnected to the historic brand in the UK and the US. The name was registered by the Sydney founders as a dare to see if it would be allowed. Despite the brand name being well established overseas it was available in New South Wales.