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TIL-1954 US explodes Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll, which accidentally becomes the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the US. (March 1st)

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9YVlG TIL: The Dutch government provides free heroin to addicts. These are provided in certified clinics. This helps to bring down cases of overdose. It has improved the life of patients and helped bring down the usage of heroin over time.
0MOA TIL researchers found a single genetic mutation that occurred about 10 million years ago and endowed our ancestors with a stronger ability to metabolize ethanol. As getting drunk off fruit would render one unable to defend territory or look for food, selection favored those with the new mutation.
xVvB1 TIL that Edwin Hubble broke the state record in the high jump, and went on to play basketball for the University of Chicago. He won a Rhodes scholarship and studied law at Oxford. He earned a Ph.D. in astronomy, but practiced law in Kentucky.
j6LbM TIL Alaskan Wood Frogs produce an antifreeze substance that allows them to freeze solid for up to 8 months and then thaw and come back to life in the spring.
wLddM TIL the Japanese usually leave out most of their history from the early 1900s to WW2 from their high school curriculum.