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TIL Poison translates to Gift in German

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OoV1L TIL The entire world was saved from Nuclear obliteration by one Russian lieutenant colonel named Stanislav Petrov in 1983 by trusting his gut and not firing retaliatory nuclear strikes after a satellite had a false positive that America was sending 4 nukes their way.
jNAAX TIL The FBI kept a file on Stanley Kubrick because Admiral Arleigh Burke accused Dr. Strangelove of being "detrimental to the Nation"
Qa49 TIL of the clergy letter project. Over 13,000 Christian clergy have signed an open letter affirming that evolution and god can coexist.
XAZk TIL that if you post a funny video to YouTube and it starts to get popular, a producer from America’s Funniest Home Videos might ask you to take down the video and sign over exclusive rights in exchange for a chance at winning $100,000. The creator of “David after Dentist” turned down such an offer.
WkoN4 TIL: Guinea pigs show passive resistance by rumbling as they walk away or, "rumblestrutting"