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TIL that fireflies are actually beatles.

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KYZo9 TIL that the youngest American to serve in the military in WW2 was Calvin Graham, age 12. He served in the US Navy and fought at Guadalcanal, was awarded 8 medals which were subsequently stripped when his mother saw him on a news reel and told the Navy his real age.
ep94n TIL that unprotected sun exposure after acne can make scars permanent, while daily sunscreen can actually prevent most acne marks from forming.
BgRXk TIL about ''Orange, Red, Yellow'', a painting that sold for $86,882,500
4k4ZR TIL that the world record for the tallest stack of M&M’s candy pieces is 6.
KYmeJ TIL Western Union was involved in the recovery of bodies after the Titanic sank. The CS Minia, a cable laying ship owned by Western Union was one of 4 ships sent to recover the dead.