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TIL the number of glass-related injuries in the Oklahoma bombing in 1995 led to the review of glass used in buildings 'at risk', and a modern blast-resistant standard can be seen at work in the laminated glass windows shot at by a disgruntled individual in the Canberra Airport, Australia this week.

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nDdr TIL of a grain called Amaranth. It was the primary diet of the Aztects until outlawed by the Spanish. It is gluten free, can be roasted like popcorn, high in protein, has edible leaves and roots, and is used as a dye.
nWk8o TIL Abraham Lincoln had a cousin who served in the Confederate Army as a private named Abraham B. Lincoln. He deserted from the confederate army in 1864.
ANgGw TIL Saturn's rings are made up of ice which is diamagnetic and hence resides in the place with the lowest magnetic effect: the equator
ve7x TIL that ketchup doesn’t have to be made with tomatoes, and it’s only relatively recently that people think of ketchup as synonymous with tomato ketchup.
ab6o TIL that Stalin’s first son shot himself because of Stalin’s harshness toward him, but survived. After this, Stalin said, “He can’t even shoot straight.”