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TIL Of the “Millenial Whoop”, a melodic hook in recent pop music

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RQYw TIL in 1812 Charles Barnard, a captain of an American sealer ship, rescued marooned British sailors from the Falkland Islands despite the 2 countries being at war. While he searched for provisions, the British sailors stole his ship and he himself was marooned for 18 months.
M7mkW TIL that until 2011, MS-DOS was still used by the U.S. Navy food service management system
4vLR TIL Japan has a longer coastline than Australia
4MGo TIL that the reason the Simpson’s opening sequence is so long is to cut down the weekly animation time (i.e. it’s less work per episode).
a80w0 TIL that James Conrad Marshall, killed in the Viet Cong attack on the U.S. Embassy during the Tet Offensive was the first Marine Security Guard to die in defense of a U.S. embassy or consulate.