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TIL the Soviet Union nearly launched a nuclear attack on China in 1969, only the intervention of the United States stopped them

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v1DrB TIL Norwegians pay half tax in November (compensating by pay more tax in other months), so everyone has more money for Christmas.
7rmYr TIL Rhode Island was incorporated as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations when it declared statehood in 1790.
wmVJ TIL Blackbeard was remarkably judicious in his use of force. In dozens of eyewitness accounts, there is not a single instance in which he killed anyone prior to his final, fatal battle with the Royal Navy. “I haven’t seen a single piece of evidence that Blackbeard ever used violence against anyone.”
5VdG8 TIL that Smash Mouth's "I'm A Believer" only hit #25 on the Hot 100, and "Walkin' On The Sun" was ineligible as it was never released as a physical single in the US. Their biggest hit after "All Star" was the #11 hit "Then The Morning Comes".
5LQR TIL it is suggested that staring at fire improved brain functions such as memory and problem solving in early humans