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TIL The Ring Finders is a worldwide organization of metal-detection enthusiasts who recover lost items at little to no cost. Members have about an 80% success rate at finding last keys, rings, cellphones, time capsules, burial urns and more.

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0LaM TIL of a pigeon, Cher Ami, that was awarded the Croix de Guerre for its service during WWI. Cher Ami delivered the S.O.S. message of a lost, encircled battalion despite being shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging only by a tendon.
W7VA4 TIL that 440 nuclear reactors provide 10% of the worlds total electricity.
NXgp6 TIL the Nordic European countries celebrate Fastelavn, alike halloween, which includes traditionally kids beating a barrel with a cat inside using a bat (not anymore), beg for money and candy and flog their parents with sticks
W7deA TIL: The Tomb of Christ is a site in Japan where they claim Jesus was really buried. This is complete with a burial site, Hebrew plaque and an accompanying origin story (complete with Jesus using a body double) explaining his journey to and death in Japan.
OGoXR TIL that dayta is more British & dahta is more American. I've always pronounced data as dayta, particularly as a Star Trek fan growing up. Living in the UK now, watching an American reality competition show, was surprised that most of them pronounced it as dahta & had to check on my stereotypes.