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TIL that Tsar Bomba (most powerful explosive ever detonated by mankind; 4000x Hiroshima; 59 mi high mushroom cloud 10x height of Mt. Everest) was dropped with a parachute so the release plane could fly 28 miles away, giving the crew a 50% chance of survival...

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ne0JG TIL early WWII torpedoes were so unreliable that on one patrol, the USS Tinosa fired 15 torpedoes with only 2 exploding. Earlier, the USS Sargo fired 13 torpedoes with zero successes.
VBm5Q TIL that some ants can perform leg amputations and know when it's needed