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TIL Dr. Robert Oppenheimer, credited as the father of the atom bomb, was born on April 22, aka as Earth Day

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kOPp7 TIL most Japanese schools do not employ janitors. The Japanese education system believes that requiring students to clean the school themselves teaches respect, responsibility, and equality
GeJE TIL during 8 years living in a UK animal shelter, a dog named Jasmine was a ‘surrogate mother’ to over 50 rescued animals; including puppies, foxes, 4 badger cubs, 15 chicks, 8 guinea pigs, 15 rabbits, a deer and a goose. She nursed each with affection, taking care of them as soon as they arrived.
kJjVe TIL that in 1990, Japanese pro wrestler Antonio Inoki traveled to Iraq and helped secure the release of Japanese hostages
d8R8d TIL movie audiences blink in unison 30% of the time.
R58x7 TIL that Button, Cremini, and Portobello Mushrooms are all the same variety of mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, just at different ages.