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TIL that firefighters use water that is wetter than regular water

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9wNxD TIL Hisako Koyama, a female Japanese astronomer who hand drew sunspots every day for more than 40 years. Her detailed sketches aid researchers in studying solar cycles and the sun's magnetic fields
DQM7e TIL The first non-Christian, non-Caucasian superhero in American comic books was Kismet (Man of Fate), an Algerian superhero who debuted in 1944.
QJ086 TIL of Andre-Francois Raffray, who paid a 90 year old woman approx $500/month to own her apartment after she passed away. He paid her $184,000 over 30 years until he died himself. She ended up being the oldest woman to ever live, living to the age of 122.
16Jk8 TIL As recent as 2020, the US was still awarding purple heart medals that had been produced in 1945 in preparation for the invasion of Japan.
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