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TIL During World War II, a Pennsylvania dentist proposed to President Roosevelt to bomb Japan with timed explosives attached to thousands of bats.

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E1jox TIL about Thamsanqa Jantjie who was a fake sign language interpreter who is most famous for his actions at Nelson Mandela's funeral where he "signed" incorrectly for world leaders around the world as they spoke.
P15NL TIL Japanese Mass Suicides in WW2
MpLB TIL Pandora (internet radio) didn’t pay its 50 employees at all for two years from 2002-2004
pvwp TIL Service dogs are trained to know when they are on duty. When their harness is on, they know they are at work. When you take it off they instantly become playful and energetic.
Z4R TIL that if California was a country, it would be the 8th wealthiest in the world