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TIL that at the end of WWII, the Canadian Navy was the 3rd largest Navy in the world

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X0gP8 TIL the current fastest Wifi band (6GHz) already transmits, but most people can't access it. As of 2023, tech giants such as Apple only have 2 phones that support it.
5Ao8 TIL Monkeys will pay to watch monkey porn.
PYnDg TIL children's poet Shel Silverstein had a daughter who died of cerebral aneurysm at 11 years old.
7r7Yp TIL about Devin McLean, an Air Force veteran who saved his boss from an armed robber and was later fired by AutoZone for violating workplace policy.
DAYP TIL Cats have extremely sensitive paws and are said to be able to detect pre-earthquake tremors minutes before humans can.