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TIL Easter will be on April Fool’s Day in 2018

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oB8WA TIL the largest employer of musicians in the world is the US Army
j6nPj TIL about Ed Daly, an airline owner who evacuated hundreds of South Vietnamese from Da Nang in 1975 as the Viet Cong quickly advanced
8apY4 TIL catcher Dave Bresnahan threw a potato to trick a runner home. The minor leagues kicked him out and was later quoted saying "Lou Gehrig had to play in 2,130 consecutive games and hit .340 for his number to be retired, and all I had to do was bat .140 and throw a potato."
9wpQr TIL that humans have the highest daytime visual acuity of any mammal, and among the highest of any animal (some birds of prey have much better). However, we have relatively poor night vision.
awZNN TIL the Golden Age of Piracy, between 1650s & 1730s happened because of: more valuable cargo being shipped over vast ocean areas; reduced European navies; & corrupt officials in overseas colonies.