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TIL that the first indian nuclear test were so secretive that even the indian defence minister was told about it after the test were conducted

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oBxO7 TIL of the Antarctic Treaty of 1961 which recognizes no sovereign claim of Antarctica, prohibits mining, prohibits military activity & only allows scientific activity on the continent
vPOLD TIL Charles Barkley was friends with, and went - unannounced - to the funeral of, a cat litter scientist
XEv86 TIL that actress Kaley Cuoco's father-in-law is founder and Chairman of Intuit, maker of TurboTax & QuickBooks
e0vo4 TIL that the colour that you see when your eyes are opened in a dark room has a name. It's called 'eigengrau', which means intrinsic gray. It's the shade of dark gray people see when there's no light.
69lYW TIL Frank Lloyd Wright and Georgia O'Keeffe met in 1942 and continued to correspond with one another over the years. Their lives followed parallel arcs—from their births in rural Wisconsin, to finding success in an American metropolis, and refining their craft in isolated southwest desert enclaves.