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TIL about the Lady in white aka Perla Siedle Gibson from South Africa who would stand at the port and sing for the servicemen as their ships sailed in and out of Durban during WW2 and beyond. She was a true inspiration and motivation for hundreds of thousands of soldiers and became famous for it.

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4XG0g TIL wild blueberries bushes grow naturally in rocky terrain via a dense network of underground rhizomes that helps with nutrient extraction. A controlled field burn in the off-season, traditionally practiced by Native Americans on the Maine coast, enriches the soil and provides pest/weed control.
XEkxD TIL Watermelon is an extremely popular food in Japan, often given as gifts and used in a game called "suikawari". Square and rectangle watermelon sell for $300 and are not eaten as they take years to get the shape just right.
QNjP6 TIL that Vincent van Gogh painted Starry Night while living in an asylum, and the view in the painting is based on what he could see from his window.
wMP7 TIL that Misha Collins (Castiel from “Supernatural”) is the founder and Guiness Book Of World Records recipient of “The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen” or the world’s largest scavenger hunt.
n997 TIL: Dr. Dre has been financing Burning Man since 1995