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TIL that U.K. Kids Spend Less Time Outside than Prison Inmates

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awBZN TIL about Wholphins, a rare cross between a whale and a dolphin. First recorded in 1981 in captivity, but also found in the wild.
a8B69 TIL that during World War II, the US government partnered with the American Mafia in Operation Underworld to gather intelligence, prevent sabotage, and ensure order. They leveraged organized crime networks, like Meyer Lansky's assistance to Naval Intelligence in safeguarding New York docks.
lXZr TIL: Claude Monet could see ultraviolet light, a side effect of a 1922 cataract operation. This is why his ‘Haystacks’ era work featured such prominent blues and purples.
VBwNG TIL there is a strawberry in Japan that costs $500
xrKw TIL that the 1950 toy lab set “Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory” contained uranium ore, polonium, a Geiger counter and a cloud chamber.