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TIL that a year on Venus is shorter than a day on Venus
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TIL that the Glen Campbell song, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You", was about his future after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It ended up being the last song he recorded.
GAKPE
TIL after reviewing previous research & conducting a genetic analysis, a 2024 study found that two populations of orcas (resident & transient), should be recognized as separate species, distinct from both each other & the rest of orcas. Currently, all orcas are categorized as a single species.
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TIL in Nov. 1944, Japan launched 9,300 bombs carried by balloons to the USA. These killed six civilians, crashed into a farm and caused a short circuit in power lines supplying electricity for the nuclear reactor cooling pumps in the Manhattan Project’s production facility.
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TIL That cops in Thailand are forced to wear a pink Hello-Kitty armband if they break the law or rules of duty.
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TIL that George HW Bush's eldest daughter's intended name was Pauline Pierce Bush, until his mother pointed out that her initials would be P. P. Bush which "would never do"