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TIL that the exhaust from ships forms clouds that were discovered by looking at satellite data

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9wNPp TIL that in 1961, two hydrogen bombs were accidentally dropped in a tobacco field in North Carolina. One was set to safety and the other one just didn’t go off by sheer luck.
Bgxve TIL of Miyake events, rare bursts of cosmic radiation that create spikes in C14 detectable in tree rings.
YyNA TIL that while the bite of the Sydney Funnel Web can kill a human being in under two hours, dogs and cats are largely immune, and can survive up to 100 times the lethal dose.
nerKo TIL of Walter Morrison, a UPS worker who, in 2014, stole a $160,000 diamond and traded it for $20 worth of weed.
R7jGa TIL 'Somethin' Stupid' recorded by Frank and Nancy Sinatra is the only father-daughter duet to reach #1 on the charts