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TIL during a press conference in June 1943 Congressman Andrew May noted that Japanese depth charges detonated too soon to be effective. The Japanese changed depth charge tactics after the press releases, killing 800 US submariners

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e0Npk Today I learned Mendelejeff (inventor of the periodic table), Bohr (formulated Quantum Theory, Einstein (created the Theory of Relativity) and many other inventors/scientists/etc discovered their ideas from dreams
1DE7 TIL the only news network that does not broadcast air accidents related news is CNN Airport.
4dNN TIL Mario wears a hat because programmers found it difficult to create the hair movement that would occur when the character jumped.
QNgLd TIL that the Yoruba people have the highest likelihood of producing twins in the world. The probability is linked to their consumption of a type of yam which releases a hormone that can cause the ovaries to release an egg from each side.
pNM4 TIL that in a study of domestic violence victims, 40.2% of men who contacted local agencies for help were accused of being the batterer.