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TIL that under a secret, Navy-funded project, WWII scientists actually tried to turn sharks into living remote-controlled suicide bombers.

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WJlN TIL that 40 people die each year from shark attacks. 2500 die each year from using products intended for right-handed people despite being lefties.
wLO1E TIL The law making it illegal to profit from illicitly-obtained commodity reports is called "The Eddie Murphy Rule."
kLJ4 TIL that a man who spent 6 months in jail after being falsely accused of murder was set free when his attorney established his alibi by finding him in outtake footage from “Curb Your Enthusiasm” which was shooting at a Dodgers game.
Q17d TIL during truce talks between North and South Korea, each country would attempt to have the biggest flag on their table. If S.K. brought a large table flag, the N.K. would bring an even larger flag to the next meeting. This ended when both parties had a meeting which set table flag size standards.
9nm TIL there is a serious dispute as to the proper name for the body of water commonly called the Persian Gulf, and that Iran takes it so seriously that they deny airspace to commercial airlines unless they officially acknowledge Iran’s preferred name for it.