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TIL Albert Einstein was passionate about sailing despite not knowing how to swim and refusing to wear a lifejacket.

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X6yr TIL George Takai was in a Japanese Internment Camp during WWII.
BgnED TIL that the "D" in "D-Day" (Normandy) stands for "Day"
a88PA TIL about The Shootout on Ash Street - That Time Army Rangers Got in a Gunfight with the Crips Street Gang
4XrQ6 TIL the pollen of the cattail plant is a good source of protein that can be mixed with flour and used in baking. Young cattail shoots and roots can also be eaten.
D1JDj TIL why people don't scream and flail around when they close to drowning; their bodies do not have the air needed to perform actions such as waving around or screaming for help to seek attention, so the body attempts to prolong your survival in a few ways completely subconsciously.