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TIL that now every February 9th is national Gulf of America day

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69rM8 TIL Keiko Fukuda, a Japanese-American martial artist, was the highest-ranked female judoka in history. She became the first woman to hold the rank of 9th dan and is also the first and, so far, only woman to have been promoted to 10th dan in judo.
yVVDM TIL that Elvis actually was supposed to be born with a twin who died at stillbirth. This then contributed to why his mom was so overprotective of him growing up. Long live the King.
yVXgJ TIL the Indian state of Uttar Prades has 241 million inhabitants making it the most populous country subdivision in the world. It has 3% of the world's population and outranks all but 4 countries outside India in population
8ZJL TIL: When Krakatoa blew, it was the loudest sound ever heard; the sound went around the Earth three times
A1PB TIL During a performance of Hamlet in 1989, actor Daniel Day-Lewis claimed to have seen the ghost of his father onstage. He began sobbing and refused to go back out. He hasn’t acted in a play since.