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TIL CDs actually made good money in the old days (this is interesting/shocking as a millennial)

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KY8AQ TIL about the Ryukyu Kingdom, a sovereign state composed of Ryukyu islands (including Okinawa) which only officialy became part of Japan in 1879.
nedEP TIL Bill Burr repeatedly mocked the Star Wars franchise and its fans before accepting the role of Mayfeld in The Mandalorian - he was cast because it was believed his past criticism of the franchise would make his casting more amusing.
brDZ TIL it is nearly impossible to incapacitate someone using chloroform. It takes at least five minutes of inhaling an item soaked in chloroform to render a person unconscious.
e0Vkn TIL: A submarine ran out of fuel about 100 miles from hawaii while searching for a lost tug. Sub R14 had empty reserve tanks, no radio communications and a week's worth of food. Crew rigged up blankets and mattress covers as sails. It sailed back to Hawaii over 5 days.
5V5dn TIL about the Flammulated Owl - known for its flame-shaped markings and "remarkably low-pitched hoot"