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TIL - Oliver Kahn is the only goalkeeper in World Cup history to win the Golden Ball

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1Nl7 TIL in 1862 Japan four British merchants met a procession of a feudal lord’s regent while traveling. The merchants did not dismount and show respect, and the samurai cut them down. Britain’s claims for compensation were unanswered, which led to naval bombardment of Kagoshima city by the Royal Navy.
7r74x TIL: Bookworms are real insects that eat book pages
D1mXg Today I learned that avalanches can’t be triggered by sound I have been lied to
OGk16 TIL that the new controls for the periscope in the class of most advanced nuclear attack submarine ever, the Navy used what it calls COTS (Civilian Off The Shelf) technology… in this case, an Xbox 360 controller.
9YW46 Fake fur is getting an upgrade. Researchers at MIT Media Lab have designed 3D-printed fake fur that mimics the real thing. It's made from a biocompatible resin and feels like mink or chinchilla.