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TIL about the Ni'ihau incident, where a Japanese pilot landed after the Pearl Harbor attack and tried to fight on

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16bQ4 TIL that red dyes #2 and #4 were deemed carcinogenic in the 1970s. Even though M&Ms never used these dyes, red M&Ms were discontinued from 1976-1987 because of the health scare.
4QoN TIL during renovations on his house, a thigh bone was found in Benjamin Franklin’s house. In total, over 1,200 bones were pulled up, making up the remains of 6 children and 4 adults.
nWxo9 TIL On last day of filming in Nova Scotia Titanic’s cast and crew’s unknowingly ate Chowder Spiked with PCP.
e0YX6 TIL that 30 years ago you had 15-17 minutes to escape a house fire. Nowadays you only have 3-5 minutes (due to more plastics & petroleum-based products in the house as well as more open floor plans, bigger rooms, & higher ceilings).
LZPd TIL immediately after Pearl Harbor the US treasury issued specialized ‘over print’ bank notes for the Hawaiian market. In the case of an invasion all the seized cash would be rendered worthless.