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4X9Xa TIL US Marine Reservist Hussein Mohamed Farrah Aidid served in Operation Restore Hope (the setting of Black Hawk Down). His father, Somalian warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, was the opposition leader. One weekend in 1995 he didn’t show up to drill because he was busy taking over as warlord.
6EjD8 TIL in 2018 two melons were auctioned off in Japan for ¥3.2 million (almost $30,000). Yubari King melons are often given as luxurious gifts and are famous for their ridiculous sweetness.
neLkr TIL: It is completely legal for women to be topless in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Utah.
9YRGr TIL Rick Moranis improvised his entire Louis Tully speech in Ghostbusters at his apartment party, none of that was scripted. He decided he'd be a tax accountant and riffed all that gold. "I'm giving this whole thing as a promotional expense, that's why I invited clients instead of friends."
VBY1Z TIL that Acacia trees in Africa communicate with each other. They emit gasses to alert other trees to produce the toxin tannin, which protects them from hungry animals.