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TIL that the man who led the attack on Pearl Harbor became a Christian evangelist after the war and settled in the US

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0dye5 TIL that in 2023, a radioactive capsule containing cesium-137, was lost during transport in Western Australia, prompting a large-scale search operation. Amazingly, it was found on the side of the road several weeks later and caused no injuries or sickness.
J15D8 TIL that pit vipers are called pit vipers because they have a stereoscopic, infrared-sensing “pit organ” in their head.
bgWZ TIL a twitter user discovered a maze his dad drew over 30 years ago, the maze is incredibly detailed, taking his father 7 years to complete.
gMPYb TIL If anyone in a bonobo group, male or female, is feeling stressed, anxious, or irritated, someone will run over and give them a ‘bonobo handshake’ also known as social sexual contact.
yQYeJ TIL that Akira Kurosawa was unable to get funding after a series of flops, and only returned to filmmaking after attempted suicide when the Soviet Union enlisted him to make a film set in Russia