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TIL about Ed Daly, an airline owner who evacuated hundreds of South Vietnamese from Da Nang in 1975 as the Viet Cong quickly advanced

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dD0yE TIL about the Amphioctopus marginatus, aka the coconut octopus and veined octopus. It is unusual in its behavior in that it can walk bipedally and quadrupedally as weall as its ability to use tools, particularly coconut shells, and use those for shelter.
jNkJv TIL about the signal for help. “Signal for Help” is a simple one-handed sign someone can use on a video call. It can help a person silently show they need help and want someone to check in with them in a safe way.
Vn1G TIL the youngest female to give birth Linda Medina was 5 years and 7 months old. In May 1939 she gave birth to a 6LB baby boy named Gerardo.
aPNo TIL: Chris Hadfield says every astronaut on the International Space Station has deposited urine on the right rear tire of the vehicle taking them to the rocket, as a tribute to Yuri Gagarin doing the same on his first trip into space.
9Omm TIL 16% of cell phones are contaminated with E. coli bacteria from fecal matter.