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TIL “Square Waves” occur on the ocean when perpendicular wind currents meet, and are extremely dangerous and capable of sinking ships

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Z8POG TIL The letter Q is the only letter that doesn't appear in any U.S. state name.
P1jYE TIL Miranda, a moon of Uranus, might have the tallest cliff in the Solar System. The cliff is estimated to be between 5 and 15 kilometers tall. At 15 km tall, it would take 12 minutes to fall from the top with Miranda's low gravity (at 200 km/h).
l7EPG TIL that prior to their famous duel, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr served on the same defense team during a sensational murder trial that was dubbed the "Trial of the Century."
W7o5N TIL that up until 2006, Nike used sulfur hexafluoride as the filling gas for their line of Air Max shoes
VM1YB TIL After bombing Pearl Harbor, a Japanese Pilot crashed on the nearby Ni'ihau Island, part of Hawaii. The local Japanese American residents freed the captured pilot, stole ammunitions, and took hostages. This was cited as a reason why Japanese internment camps were needed during WWII.