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TIL sea turtle, deer, and live frog sashimi are available in Japan

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ANxXB TIL: Eugene Bullard (1895–1961) was the first Black combat pilot, serving in the French Air Service during WWI. An American expatriate, he later became a jazz musician, boxer, and club owner in Paris after escaping Jim Crowe. He used his status in Parisian high society to spy on the Nazis.
JM4m TIL the creators of south park say the underlying theme of the show is that people are naturally evil and that society is what keeps them in line.
v10Xr TIL: the SU was the supplier of Titanium for the SR-71 which should spy on the SU
e06NJ TIL The longest musical performance in history is currently taking place in the church of St. Burchardi in Halberstadt, Germany. The performance of John Cage's "Organ²/ASLSP" started on Sept. 5, 2001, and is set to finish in 2640.
v8GD TIL that a Swedish man survived for two months in a car that had been snowed over. He ate only snow, and survived due a “igloo effect”.