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TIL the Japanese Navy still uses the "rising sun" flag, a flag most commonly associated with Imperialist Japan, and the atrocities commited by their military during WWII.

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O5g4 TIL, When passing sound waves through an air bubble immersed in water, it presents a rather unusual occurrence; light.
AD7Rl TIL a "no pitch" in baseball that is ruled to be not a ball, a strike or a balk. One of the most well-known examples of this is when Randy Johnson hit a bird with a pitch in 2001; the ball was ruled dead, as was the bird.
VBYVQ TIL "Twilight zone" refers to the part of a cave that receives a small amount of light.
Y7jjW TIL that dogs are capable of expressing laughter, and the sound of this laughter can serve to alleviate anxiety in dog shelters.
LkKp9 TIL the Portuguese established a large trade of Japanese sllaves during the 16th century and favored them over Africans