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TIL there have been 13 instances where nuclear weapons were nearly launched due to accidents and false alarms.

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69ElJ TIL that there are more possible QR code combinations than there are atoms in the universe.
RNA4 TIL the CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure makes nearly $700K a year, about 25% more than other non-profits of comparible size, while only spending about 20% of its yearly funds on research for a cure for breast cancer.
LZl9 TIL in 2016 Beyoncé launched a clothing range aimed at “supporting and inspiring” women. A month later it was revealed female sweatshop workers were being paid less than $1 an hour to make the clothing
4ydJ TIL that for the last 17 months of Woodrow Wilson’s Presidency his wife Edith handled all official communication with her husband after a stroke left him bed ridden. Edith Wilson is now considered by some historians to be America’s first female President.
6DbZ TIL that a man has trained bees to make honey from marijuana