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TIL that Idaho has two time zones split by Northern and Southern Idaho

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b6E04 TIL the Japanese captured the USS Stewart, the "Ghost Ship of the Pacific", in WWII after being scuttled. They raised her from the bottom, repaired the ship, and commissioned her into the Japanese fleet, sailing around the Pacific performing escort duties.
oRPaY TIL Neil Armstrong knew about the possibility of Nixon phoning them on the Moon but nobody told Buzz and he was completely caught off guard. Both men felt stunned by the President's unexpected phone call and Buzz didn't prepare any profound statement so he let Neil do the talking
6XR8 TIL 71 people died in a fire on January 13, 1939. In Australia it’s what we remember as ‘Black Friday’.
j6AgR TIL abot the The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", a predominantly black battalion of the Women's Army Corps (WAC).
XEoyk TIL the creator of spongebob is dying of ALS