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TIL Japanese emperor Akihito is a world class expert on goby fish. He has published 38 peer-reviewed scientific studies on the topic.

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kJY5E TIL Chernobyl is actually a haven for wildlife. Paradoxically, the environment has become a sanctuary for biodiversity, due to the lack of human activity and interactions in the area.
4kM6w TIL An aboriginal man with a tomahawk was the first Australian to capture a Japanese POW during WWII. He snuck up to a downed pilot and took him to the military base on a neighboring island.
Zl7D TIL that the Queen can de-knight someone, the last person de-knighted was a financier who participated in a scheme to inflate the share price of Guinness
nedm9 TIL The Golden Gate Bridge Now Sings
V178 TIL there is a blind guy who learned echolocation with such precision he can ride a bike and identify bad parking jobs