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TIL that the LCVP landing craft, famously used in the D-Day landings, was made out of plywood. It was originally designed as swamp boat for trappers, oil drillers and (allegedly) liquor smugglers.

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kJko4 TIL that in the 1988 presidential primaries, the first Democratic candidate to drop out (September 23, 1987), and the first Republican to decline running after months of speculation(October 22, 1987), would eventually face off in 2020 and 2024.
neDZ7 TIL that after WWII, a small electronics shop was built in a bomb-damaged department store in Tokyo. The company, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, had only $530 and 8 employees. The company invented Japan's first tape recorder and, in 1958, changed its name to Sony.
j6d6j TIL about the different Theories of Existence: Materialism, Dualism, Idealism, Solipsism, Simulation Theory, Panpsychism, and Theistic Views
8aNO8 TIL The first edition of “Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory” Oompa Loompas were African Pygmies.
MQmb TIL that students studying crows at the University of Washington wore wigs and masks because the crows would remember their faces and harass them for the remainder of their college career.