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TIL a Jacksonville Florida man who wished to remain anonymous bought over 100 generators (at about $450 each) to send to the Bahamas via the Errol Thurston Bahamas Hurricane Relief Fund. (A fellow Florida man in line with him at Costco noticed it and posted about the man's deed on social media).

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yVJJe TIL about Gung Haggis Fat Choy, a cultural event originating from Vancouver. The event originated to mark the coincidence of the Scottish cultural celebration of Robert Burns Day (25 Jan) with the Chinese New Year, but has come to represent a celebration of combining cultures in untraditional ways
5V5D8 TIL that During the First Gulf War, an American Patriot missile battery used double values in its calculations. The inaccuracy caused it to fail to track and intercept an incoming Iraqi Scud missile, and 28 soldiers were killed
0deOR TIL about the Battle of Brisbane: American and Australian forces clashed in the capital city of Queensland in 1942, resulting in one death and multiple injuries. It was never reported in the US, and only barely in Australia
ZgjG TIL Sleep deprivation has the same effects on your brain as alcohol.
l7KlA TIL that Bob Crane (who played Col. Robert Hogan on Hogans Heroes 1965-1971) played the drums in the theme song for the show.