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TIL That Japan is Re-Arming because of China
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TIL that in Early 1994, O.J. Simpson filmed an unaired television pilot for NBC titled “Frogmen”. Starring as a former Navy SEAL, Simpson received “a fair amount of” military training - including the use of a knife…
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TIL:There is a rare celestial body in the universe called "interstellar visitors". These celestial bodies do not come from our solar system, but fly from other galaxies. So far, we have detected two interstellar visitors, 'Oumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2020.
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TIL that hours before Lincoln’s assassination, he dreamt that he walked into the East Room of the WH to find a covered corpse guarded by soldiers and surrounded by a crowd of mourners. Lincoln asked one of the soldiers who had died, the soldier replied, “The president. He was killed by an assassin.
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TIL that before 2012 the largest buyer of kale in the US was Pizza Hut, and they only used it as garnish around their salad bar
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TIL that longtime Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson once confronted notorious D.C. drug lord Rayful Edmond III, who had become friendly with several players. When Edmond initially refused to stop contact with said players, the 6'10 Thompson stood up and yelled at Edmond, who then oblidged.