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TIL infants under one year old should not be fed honey

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lDjB TIL of Terry Grosz, a Fish and Game warden, who swam a mile down a river in the dark in order to be reeled in by illegal fishers. After writing citations and confiscating their fishing rods, he swam back into the river.
wL0wE TIL that the national meteorological service of Italy is one of the last national meteorological service which is still within the armed forces
mx7nY TIL that in the past few years, at the same time that the NFL's "Super Bowl" is being played, the Aquarium of the Pacific (in the Californian city of Long Beach) holds the "Otter Bowl", with the otters playing with footballs made from frozen clams
0wDBj TIL the inventor of reiki, Mikao Usui, suffered a stroke and died while teaching it. Reiki is is used as an illustrative example of pseudoscience in academic journal articles. There is no central authority controlling use of the words "reiki master", & certificates can be purchased online
R7XVa TIL that in January 2005, the US Navy’s submarine, USS San Francisco, traveling at full speed under 525 feet of water hit an uncharted undersea mount, resulting in one death and many injuries.