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TIL that the phrase immaculate conception does not refer to Jesus but his mother Mary who Catholics believe was also born free of original sin.

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epeE4 TIL that the WWII Japanese military had a wildfire campaign targeted at the USA, launching some 9,000 fire balloons into the jet stream, with an estimated 11% reaching the U.S. between November 1944 and April 1945. In the end the balloon bombs caused a total of six fatalities.
ANwdo TIL the Japanese words 青 (ao) and 青い (aoi) can refer to either blue or green depending on the situation.
j8VX TIL it would take a computer program 550 years to crack a password like ‘bighaystrawstack’, and only 3 days for one like 'Tr0ub4dor&3’.
4kk6b TIL about "Pittsburgh toilets," common fixtures in pre-WWII houses built in Pittsburgh, PA and surrounding region. It consists of an ordinary flush toilet installed in the basement, with no surrounding walls to in order to prevent sewage backups from occurring on the main floor of the house.
b6WVQ TIL That author Jane Austen's brother Francis fought in and commanded over numerous naval battles, was knighted, and eventually promoted to Admiral of the Fleet.