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TIL that the A-10 Warthog, the most common drone in war, uses depleted Uranium as the bullet core, because Uranium has higher density than lead, but also because it sharpens itself as it penetrates something, effectively penetrating tanks and what not with its' 30mm rounds. (See video: ~10:15)

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R7NKQ TIL Stunning electric-blue flames erupt from Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia
lbwr TIL that Nessie Dunbar was buried alive. At her funeral her sister wanted her dug up to say one last goodbye. When the body was Exhumed she sat up and looked at her sister. People thought she was a ghost or a zombie that returned from the dead.
jNNMN TIL that those white flowers you can blow are in fact the same plants as those yellow flowers you see everywhere.
eppm6 TIL of George Forster, a convicted murderer who was sentenced to death in 1803 in London. His body was subject to a Galvanism experiment by Giovanni Aldini, where a current was passed through his muscles, despite being dead his face contorted and one eye even opened.
ANJv4 TIL of the Waluigi Effect, a phenomenon in which Large Language Models, such as Chat GPT, goes rogue and produces results opposite the designed intent, named after the character from the 'Mario' series