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TIL George Harrison could play 26 instruments

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wopVY TIL There is a tradition in the US submarine fleet where the cribbage board of Richard O’Kane, one of the most famous US submarine commanders of WWII, is handed down to each oldest fast-attack submarine in the Pacific Fleet.
0ww8y TIL America’s “Time Lord” is Dr. Judah Levine, the guy who sets the time upon which all of our devices are synced. He’s done this job since figuring out how to keep perfect time in 1969.
Lk6VP TIL the country with the highest percentage of native English speakers is Ireland, followed by UK and New Zealand. Canada ranks as only 56% due to the prevalence of French and First Nations languages.
16Vnr TIL There is an exotic species of roach, extinct in the wild, that still exists because insect lovers thought it looked cool. Scientists who discovered and collected the Simandoa conserfariam bred them in captivity for the pet trade after their habitat was destroyed by mining.
0J8M TIL eighty percent of all animal species on Earth have six or more legs.