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TIL that Japanese Emperor Hirohito published several scientific papers on marine biology from his laboratory at the Imperial Palace. His contributions included descriptions of several species of hydrozoa new to science.

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E1NDd TIL of people who drill holes into their skulls and advocate the health benefits. They call it "Trepanning" and believe it can benefit brain health and mood disorders. Two men in Utah were charged for performing the procedure on a woman without a medical license. There is no evidence of benefit.
4XKbw TIL That after a two-year impasse with no new Pope, the Cardinals elected a hermit monk who sent them an angry letter, threatening them with divine judgement. He became Celestine V. He served for five months before implementing a law that allowed Popes to abdicate. He abdicated a week later.
a1DA TIL of the 2010 Plain Writing Act, requiring that government agencies use plain (easy-to-read) English in every document they write
lAJ5 TIL that Tupac was first artist to have an album at number one on the Billboard 200 while in prison
LAJP TIL that more than four billion years ago Earth was hit by several objects larger than 600 miles that could vaporize the oceans and sterilize the surface yet bacterial life survived deep underground and each time recolonized the planet.