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TIL the probability of a blue lobster existing is about one in two million

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6Eba8 Today I learned that the Royal Navy's Baltic fleet in 1855 consisted of 93 ships.
9ynB TIL of Moondog, a blind avant-garde jazz musician who used to wander the streets of New York city donning a cloak and a viking-style hat while performing and selling his music. He would later become known as “The Viking of 6th Avenue” by the people of New York City.
BgL6k TIL That in the United States people weigh the least shortly before Thanksgiving
N7jaJ TIL In The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), at the end of the movie, Will Smith, who plays Chris Gardner, walks past the actual Chris Gardner whose life the movie is based on.
KYGLa TIL during the 1916 Easter Rising 17 rebels held off 1,750 British reinforcements for 9 hours inflicting 216 casualties