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TIL that Ronald McDonald is called Donald McDonald in Japan

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KOy9J TIL during the Operations Crossroads Nuclear Test, much of the ships surrounding the blasts were populated with test animals, many died, except for Pig #311, which was found swimming in the lagoon after the blast, and went on to live at the National Zoo in D.C.
wLDG7 TIL That At Least 29 Canadians Were Awarded The Medal of Honor For Serving in the American Civil War
nW48r TIL that people who work with birds or own many birds can get a disease called “Bird Fancier's Lung”. It is triggered by exposure to avian proteins present in the dry dust of droppings or feathers of a variety of birds.
xVrW5 TIL about 'brain fuck' a programming language that it has only 8 valid characters
EXG7 TIL that phasing out large currencies reduce crime and corruption because smaller currencies increase the amount of space and weight needed to transport, store, and process cash while maintaining the same value.