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TIL a Go tornament was in progress when the A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The game was about to enter its 3rd and final day of play when the bomb dropped. The explosion damaged the building and injured attendees, but play was resumed after a break and the game was played to a conclusion that day

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v14XK TIL that Avatar The Last Airbender’s episode, “Lake Laogai” was inspired by China’s “Laogai System” in the 1950s. The Communist Party detained those deemed disruptive to political stability to transform them to conform to socialist ideals through forced labor and political indoctrination.
ADoV7 TIL in 1054, Chinese astronomers noted a bright "guest star" in Taurus that was visible in the daytime for 3 weeks and didn't completely fade out for almost two years. The "guest star" was actually the supernova explosion that created the Crab Nebula, which is located some 6,500 light-years away.
GAKp7 TIL of John Allen Chau , a 26 year old Christian missionary from Alabama. Chau was killed while trying to convert people of an uncontacted tribe on an island in the north Indian Ocean.
Me5eK TIL the psychological term of John Henryism; the belief that anything is achievable if you work hard enough, but it comes at a cost. Based on the life of John Henry, who competed in a pile driving competition, won, and then died as a result from the exertion.
gAW7 TIL Taco Bell is launching an “upscale” version of their restaurants “to compete with Chipotle.”