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TIL "Pokemon" means 'pocket monster(s)'

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Oo1Qe TIL that the last Kamikaze Attack was committed by Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki hours after the Emperor Hirohito announced the Japanese Surrender. He committed the attack because he believed he was responsible for his men's failure, he wanted to show a final true spirit of Bushido
nWk4Y TIL There's a huge difference between barbed wire and razor wire (Razor wire uses literal razors in it)
gMJdL TIL the foundation Wikimedia had $127 million of revenue in 2020 and expenses totaling $112 million. The foundation also has a $100 million endowment.
yyGM TIL on September 11, 1857, a wagon train heading through Utah toward California was attacked by a Mormon Militia. The militia had disguised themselves as Indians, but once it was suspected that their cover was blown, the Mormons feigned a truce and slaughtered 120 men, women, and children.
R5pyQ TIL that the first state to introduce a stylized license plate was Idaho. In 1928, they put a big potato on theirs.