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TIL about Anatahan, an island in the Pacific where where one woman reigned as a "Queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended

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Y7LOB TIL that in the last 10 years, Florida has had more shark attacks than the rest of the states combined (242), yet no fatalities.
eWQn TIL the real James Bond was actually an Ornithologist. When asked by Ian Fleming if it was okay to use his name he replied simply: “Fine With It.”
JAl1 TIL that the sun does not rotate as a solid body but that the equator rotates faster than the poles
grAMy TIl that Wales was only recognized as legally separate from England in 1967 and before was legally a province of England.
E1QrW TIL J.R.R. Tolkien worked for the Oxford English Dictionary and is credited with having worked on a number of words starting with the letter W, including walrus.