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wLk76 TIL that a new species of tiny seahorse has recently been discovered off the coast of Japan. It is abundant but only the size of a grain of rice and well camouflaged, so it’s been hiding in plain sight.
wLYm7 TIL in the '70s the Israeli government considered the color TVs a luxury that would increase social gaps. A "Color Killer" module had to be installed in imported TVs to prevent the appearance of color. Soon after, an Anti-"Color Killer" device was offered and purchased by 90% of color TV customers.
nmgb Today I learned that the US Military’s suicide rate surpassed combat deaths in 2012
4Xy8N TIL that thanks to his Internet popularity, the child from the "Success Kid" meme made enough money to fund his dad's kidney transplant.
b9mVN TIL that art thieves posing as police officers stole 13 works valued at $500 million from the the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in 1990. The stolen artwork include paintings by Rembrandt, Manet and Vermeer. The artwork hasn't been recovered, and empty frames hang in their place.