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TIL Russia has an (semi?) automatic system that can detect a nuclear attack and launch intercontinental ballistic missiles even if their entire government has collapsed and nobody is there to give the command

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8pDP TIL a duel between three people is called a truel
R55j1 TIL the US has a population density of only 34 people per square kilometer. By comparison the Netherlands has a density of 457 per km and Bangladesh is at 1087 per km. If the US had the same density as Bangladesh there would be a staggering 10.5 Billion Americans.
QNlX6 TIL Bob Barker was an enrolled member of the Sioux Tribe and grew up on a reservation in South Dakota
VBpVp TIL in 1998 there was a new brand of cigarettes called Bravo that contained no nicotine or tobacco and was made with lettuce.
VMaGm TIL a cafe in Bourges was once overwhelmed with customers after it was given a Michelin Star by accident