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TIL that José Feliciano, writer and performer of Christmas hit "Feliz Navidad", was born blind

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v4d7 TIL When Japanese WWII soldier Hiroo Onoda heard of Japan’s surrender, he thought it was Allied propaganda. He and his unit stayed in the mountains, killing 30 Filipinos and engaging the police in several shootouts. He finally surrendered in 1974, 29 years after the war ended.
W7EVd TIL: the Duke of Monmouth’s executioner was so (infamously) incompetent, the Duke lifted his head and gave the executioner the side eye for botching the first swing
9w7Om TIL that both indica and sativa are scientific terms used In classifying rice. With oryza sativa being the plants name and variance indica meaning it comes from India.
R5vYQ TIL that lobsters were once considered the poor man's chicken. In the 18th and 19th centuries, lobsters were so abundant along the northeastern coast of North America that they were often fed to prisoners, apprentices, and servants multiple times a week.
OKJ7 TIL When a giant Asian hornet enters a Japanese honeybee’s hive, hundreds of bees emerge to form a violently-vibrating ball around it; the frenzy increases CO2 levels & the temperature to 115°F, which together are lethal to the hornet but not to the bees which can withstand up to 122°F.