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TIL that the Captain of the USS Indianapolis was court-martialed for its' sinking in 1945. In 1996, a history project by a sixth grader cleared his name.

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MnL0 TIL that Kyoto, the former capital of Japan, just means “capital city” and Tokyo means “eastern capital”
4ka8o TIL that people with schizophrenia are more likely to get grey or white hair at a young age.
85lG TIL in 1956 there was a military Vespa made for paratroopers
dayd TIL: The odds of flipping a coin is actually 51/49. The odds of spinning a US penny is actually 80/20.
eAk4 TIL that big banks can borrow money from the government at a much lower interest rate than college students