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TIL There are still 3 coded messages from WWII that haven’t been decrypted yet, but we are still working on them!

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E1moo TIL: During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Naval Command prioritized destroying Battleships over Carriers. The operational commander, Minoru Genda, defied those orders and assigned more planes per Carrier than planes per Battleship, in spite of carriers being lightly armored and easier to sink
R5rA7 TIL: The fall of the Yakuza has led to a power vacuum in Japan and has started the rise of more dangerous, less honorable gangs. In the past, adult hoodlums would join the Yakuza, now they become hangure and join gangs such as the Kanto Rengo and generally engage in IT crimes and Adult entertainment
Jyg4 TIL that people have intentionally contracted tapeworms as a way of losing weight, and you can still find tapeworm pills online
PwkZ TIL 1969 Allen Funt creator/host of Candid Camera boarded a plane to Miami. While in flight the plane was hijacked by armed men. A passenger recognized Funt and all were convinced it was a gag. Funt tried to dissuade them but no one believed him they only realized it wasn’t when they landed in Cuba.
J1K6B TIL that Siemens manufactured 69 trains powered by Cummins engines.