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TIL that in 1943 the US banned selling sliced bread

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QJEAd TIL that in 1994 a Boy Scout attempted to make a neutron gun and irradiated himself and his neighborhood in the process until he got arrested.
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kJ9Zg TIL that organizers of the 2012 London Olympics contacted The Who’s manager to ask if Keith Moon would be available to play with the rest of the band in the opening ceremonies. (He died in 1978.)
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