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TIL that Tsunamis in non seabound lakes exist

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DQvmD TIL about the Amami rabbit, a native of Ōshima, that is reminiscent of ancient rabbits and only exists on two small islands in Japan.
BrnlL TIL that radio announcers (Canada) don’t choose the music that is played in between their ‘chats’ on air. That is done by the music director. I always blamed the DJ.
1ewO TIL one of mathematician John von Neumann’s lecturers said “Johnny was the only student I was ever afraid of. If in the course of a lecture I stated an unsolved problem, the chances were he’d come to me at the end of the lecture with the complete solution scribbled on a slip of paper.”
XEWvk TIL in 1487 a 10 year old boy declared himself as the rightful Earl of Warwick in a challenge to King Henry VII's claim to the throne, and not only got through his insurrection unscathed but even became King Henry VII's falconer.
grKvA TIL that bed bugs were first mentioned in ancient Greece as early as 400 BC, and later by Aristotle. Bean leaves have been used historically to trap bedbugs in houses in Eastern Europe. The trichomes on the bean leaves capture the insects by impaling their feet. The leaves are then destroyed.