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TIL that the popular Springfield (Missouri) style cashew chicken dish was invented by a Chinese born chef who also among other achievements was part of the D-Day invasion.

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4XZ5J TIL: From 1963 to 1986, images from reconnaissance satellites were recorded on film. To get the film back to earth, it was dropped from the orbiting satellite in a bucket, and the bucket had to be caught in mid-air by planes.
kO487 TIL Brazilian doctors have been using fish skin to treat burn victims. The fish skin is applied to a burn in a similar fashion to skin grafts. It acts as a protective layer while promoting healing. Because fish skin is so high in collagen, it's naturally beneficial for burn recovery.
QJAXX TIL that for decades, anatomists and zoologists were confounded by the origin of whales. Then, at the end of the 20th century, a wealth of fossil finds provided a detailed outline of how hoofed land mammals became the sea’s largest swimmers.
0dyL TIL that in 1943, a German soldier refused to shoot down an American Soldier, and actually escorted him off of German grounds back to the North Sea.
pVbN TIL that Mitsuo Fuchida, the captain that lead the attack on Pearl Harbor, later became a Christian and settled in the US permanently.