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TIL a Japanese sushi chain CEO majorly contributed to a drop in piracy off the Somalian coast by providing the pirates with training as tuna fishermen

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Oo1AY TIL"Kangaroo" does not refer to a single species. "red" is the biggest marsupial, more common in arid\outback areas, while the "grey" is more common in less arid and more forested areas. plus 2 more, and the numerous wallaby species
9YbPG TIL: No one ever said the Titanic was unsinkable...
Mexdm TIL about Kryptos. A sculpture of 4 encrypted messages by artist Jim Sanborn at the CIA Langley grounds. The first 3 parts have been solved but the 4th remains a mystery despite continued worldwide efforts to decode it.
Oo48a TIL The Creator of Sea-Monkeys was a Nazi
91Y7 TIL many common earth worms are invasive species to North America, and are causing great harm to forests