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TIL that, according to MIT, Japan has the most knowledge-intensive economy in the world

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XErwQ TIL of submarine Commander Eugene Fluckey, credited with the most tonnage sunk in WWII, incl. a Carrier and leading men on land to blow up a train. He got 4 Navy Crosses, the Medal of Honor, his boat got several Presidential Unit citations and not one of his men got a Purple Heart.
OXWR TIL the name of the Syrian hamster roughly translates to “mister saddlebags” in the local Arabic dialect due to the amount of storage space in their cheek pouches.
OoeVY TIL Vesta Stoudt, the mother of two Navy Sailors wrote a letter to President Roosevelt explaing the way ammunition was packed often didn’t work. She suggested a rippable cloth based tape, leading to the invention of duct tape.
K00J TIL that when Disneyland opened in 1955, it included a lingerie store with an exhibit on the history of the bra. It was hosted by an animatronic figure called “The Wizard of Bras”
wLj4M TIL a dead man once won a Bonze medal in the Olymics. Until 1948, Art competitions were part of the Olympic games, therefore artists could still compete posthumously. He is the only Olympian to win a gold, silver or bronze medal in death.