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TIL the 2011 earthquake near Japan shortened the days by 1.8 microseconds.

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nweo TIL USA has broken, changed or nullified all treaties made with native Americans.
m5Qy TIL of Karl von Müller, Captain of the German WWI vessel the SMS Emden, who would allow the passengers of the enemy merchant ships time to gather their belongings and abandon the ship before sinking it.
QJLDM TIL, while a 20 year old Rod Serling was serving in WWII, he saw his best friend killed by a falling crate of food. Seeing the unpredictability and irony of life and death, he would later use that experience to create, 'The Twilight Zone'.
jEmp TIL that Quincy Jones composed the music for the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air intro
rGYd TIL Billionaire cocaine smuggler Sal Magluda won 3 National Powerboat Championships and frequently appeared on TV despite being a fugitive; nobody noticed for 6 years