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TIL Nick Cage’s screen name was inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage and composer John Cage

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Ekwd TIL that Runescape has been remade inside Minecraft, including Tutorial Island and Quests.
7r4jP TIL Hawaii was not a U.S. state when Pearl Harbor was attacked. It was 18 years after Pearl Harbor that Hawaii officially became the 50th U.S. state on August 21st, 1959.
neGg9 TIL A deep sea octopus brooded her eggs for 4.5 years
Lb5P TIL that in 2007 two teams of armed intruders stormed their way into a nuclear plant used to store weapons grade uranium from South Africa’s decommissioned arsenal. The coordinated assault was thwarted by an off-duty firefighter, a plant employee, and their dog.
veNL TIL that 3 years after illegally joining the Marines at the age of 14, Jacklyn Lucas snuck onto a ship bound for Iwo Jima, stormed the beach without a rifle, and threw himself on top of two grenades to protect his team. He survived, and earned the Medal of Honor at the age of 17.