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TIL that in Japan, a diver named Hiroyuki Arakawa and a sheepshead wrasse named Yoriko have been friends for over 25 years.

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wLp9Y TIL At the age of 25, William Lawrence Bragg—along with his father—were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their efforts in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays. He remains the youngest person ever to receive it in a scientific field, as Malala Yousafzai is the youngest
VBRJp TIL Since the 1970s, the residents of Annapolis, Maryland have celebrated an Oyster Roast and Sock Burning every year on the Spring Equinox.
5Vg58 TIL in WW2 the British emplyed Operation Window which used a highly effective tactic to jam German radar - dropping plane loads of small pieces of aluminum and zinc foil
xRLb TIL that after 9/11, a commuter train station in New Jersey made chalk marks on the tires of unclaimed cars in the station parking lot to help identify the missing
opjW TIL that there’s a public basketball court in Alma, Colo., which sits at an elevation of 10,578 feet above sea level. It’s literally the highest court in the land.