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TIL that Pat Morita was made an honorary member of the 442nd Regiment - Mr. Miyagi's WWII unit.

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9Y1wQ TIL that if everyone in the world stood shoulder to shoulder, we could fit in the city of Los Angeles, California. Los Angles is around 500 Square feet (1,300 Kilometers).
X0JLk TIL that there is an annual wife-carrying competition in Finland where the winner will be given the prize of beer equivalent to the wife's weight
oRWdY TIL of a road tunnel in Norway that has been closed - by a lorry-load of burning goat cheese. It burned for 5 days and got so got the stones cracked
kOMMm TIL of Stan Reynolds, a WW2 Vet, Business man, collector, and aviation enthusiast. He had collected 2,000 cars, 1,100 tractors, 500 trucks, 200 steam engines, 800 stationary engines and many more. Eventually donating $11.5 million worth of artifacts to create the Reynolds-Alberta Museum.
DQQRv TIL the painting Las Meninas is one of the most analyzed works in western art. Critics have called it the “theology of painting” and “true philosophy of art”. It’s influenced many artists including Goya and Sargent. Picasso was so obsessed with the painting he executed 58 different interpretations.