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TIL that in Japan people don't sign documents but have personal stamps for documents

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OoZAa TIL that a fisherman in Florida hooked a swordfish so big that it dragged his boat for 20 miles and fought for eight hours before he could pull it in. It turned out to be the biggest swordfish ever caught in Florida waters.
EggAo TIL that a single engineer in the control room of NASA prevented the astronauts of Apollo 12 from aborting the mission seconds after launch. "Set SCE to AUX", said John Aaron which saved the entire mission.
4koJa TIL about Wind Phones: unconnected telephone booths world-wide where people can hold conversations with deceased loved ones.
VMM9k TIL If you need to call 911, but are scared to because of someone in the room, you can call 911 and ask to order a pizza, they confirm you know it is 911, you say yes. Continue ordering the pizza, ask how long before it's ready, they give you the ETA of nearest officer. Everyone should know this.
ZpRXG TIL that actor Jeff Daniels had a newly-discovered worm named after him in honor of his role in the 1990 horror comedy, Arachnophobia. The worm, Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi, is one of only two known worms known to infect tarantulas.