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TIL that Popeye the sailor man was based on a real guy from Illinois.

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p8d5e TIL Indian Maharaja Jam Sahib adopted 640 Polish orphans during WWII. He brought the children to the royal palace in Bombay, had a dormitory built for them, and brought in Polish teachers and chefs so the children would feel at home and "recover their health and forget the ordeal they went through".
WkdaL TIL Qatar has the highest human sex ratio between 25-54 years old, with 4.91 males per female
OaOe TIL that 74 men died after their submarine, USS Tang, torpedoed itself during a combat patrol.
rRAp1 TIL that in 2015 the town of Collecchio in Italy passed a law requiring the use of "silent fireworks" to help reduce stress on veterans, pets, children, and wildlife. While not completely silent, they are much quieter than traditional fireworks and can be more colorful.
x6Oe7 TIL the human voice is as unique as the fingerprint- each person's voice is distinct and identifiable due to a combination of anatomical factors like vocal cord size, throat shape, and speaking patterns, making it nearly impossible to find two identical voices.