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TIL that flying squirrels glow hot pink with blue ears, nose, and paws under a UV light

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OoJme TIL of the first native English teacher in Japan, Ranald MacDonald (a grandson of Comcomly), who risked death to enter Japan in 1848. One of his students was Einosuke Moriyama. Despite this, he died a poor man in Washington state. His last words were reportedly "Sayonara, my dear, sayonara..."
Y7JoA TIL that in 1626, Peter Minuit is credited with purchasing Manhattan Island from Native Americans for just 60 Dutch guilders, equivalent to $1,143 in today’s US dollars
rNNE0 TIL that Portuguese Man O'Wars can be left or right-handed. The "left-handed" ones sail to the right of the wind, while the "right-handed" ones sail to the left.
E1Xyw TIL: Modern American SUVs and pickup trucks are literally almost as large as WW2 battle tanks.
x6XLw TIL in 2012 a former Wall Street trader committed suicide by cyanide pill in court after being convicted of arson for setting his house on fire for insurance.