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TIL Japan attacked Pearl Harbor due to U.S. oil embargoes, hoping to weaken the U.S. Navy and secure their own resources. Final goal was the US to seek peace.

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d846Z TIL the Snoop Dogg pleaded to his brother-in-law, the Peanut Butter Jelly Time singer, to surrender to cops after an 11 hour showdown
AwYd TIL the ASPCA euthanized a homeless man’s dog without telling him - he only found out when a reporter told him after the dog was killed.
4XJ45 TIL that in 19th Century London, John Chadwick obsessively believed that cholera was caused by 'bad air' and his actions to 'cure' it lead directly to the additional deaths of fourteen thousand Londoners
5PoR TIL that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy
XEP1R TIL the British have invaded or fought conflicts in 171 of the world's 193 countries recognized by the United Nations