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TIL the axolotl is unusual among amphibians in that it reaches adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis and exhibits neoteny, remaining in a juvenile form of a salamander.

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nWwpP TIL the U.S. Army’s 27th Infantry Division fought off the largest banzai attack in World War II. Over 4,000 Japanese soldiers were killed and the fighting was so fierce that a U.S. Army dentist was awarded the Medal of Honor.
D1oOv TIL that when the Japanese emperor announced Japan's surrender in WW2, his speech was too formal and vague for the general populace to understand. Many listeners were left confused and it took some people hours, some days, to understand that Japan had, in fact, surrendered.
PYx5L TIL that traumatic experiences in childhood have long-term health effects on people and have a strong correlation with health issues in adulthood.
w0o8 TIL in 1993, during a Friar’s Club roast of Whoopi Goldberg, her then-boyfriend Ted Danson appeared in ‘black-face’ and began telling racially charged jokes. Whoopi came to his defense because she infact wrote much of the material and even referred him to the makeup artist.
J0l TIL that the original and proper term actually is ‘duck tape’, as it was made for use by US GIs in WWII, who named it duck tape for its waterproofing abilities