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TIL there has been a National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa, every year since 1900, where a hobo is crowned King (and sometimes Queen).

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0Eyp TIL Navy SEALs began as a Naval Combat Demolition Unit eliminating obstacles on enemy-held beaches at Normandy prior to invasion. The NCDUs at Omaha Beach blew 8 complete gaps and 2 partial gaps in the German defenses by clearing 700 yds of beach in 2 hours, another 900 yds by the afternoon.
WkWmL TIL of a NASA position called the "Planetary Protection Officer", and it is a full-time job defending the Earth from aliens- it has existed since the U.S. signed the Outer Space Treaty in 1967, and pays US$187K a year
Y7eBP TIL: The freedom towers height is in dedication to America's declaration of independence
rmW0 TIL that on this day 60 years ago, Francis Crick walked into a pub and announced that he and James Watson had “found the secret of life”. Happy discovery birthday DNA!
aw7O9 TIL the orange is a hybrid of the mandarin orange and a fruit called the "pomelo"