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TIL that the correct phrase is, "champing at the bit" rather than, "chomping at the bit"

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VPn8 TIL of Setsuo Ishino a Kamikaze pilot who slammed his aircraft into the U.S.S Missouri during W.W.2. During the clean up the ships crew recovered his body, sewed a Japanese Flag to be used as a casket and gave the 19 year old pilot a burial at sea with full military honors.
691xw TIL Bernie Madoff, who ran a $50B ponzi scheme, may not have made a single trade with his investment fund.
Wx5B TIL the shouting at the begining of “The Lion King” is Zulu for “Here comes a lion, father” and “Oh yes, it’s a lion”
oNXr TIL in Venezuela in 2007, a man woke up during his autopsy
e0rm5 Today I learned about Peregrine Falcons. Able to dive at 240mph pulling 8g's of force, the falcon has a special beak design that allows them to shut air off from their lungs so they don't pass out during high speed dives.