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TIL about Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a woman misidentified as ‘Tokyo Rose’ and the only American citizen to be convicted of and pardoned for the crime of treason against the United States of America.

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yVN4M TIL that a 26-story skyscraper pig farm was built in China's Hubei province, and has the capacity to slaughter 1.2 million pigs a year.
lo8ZV TIL One bite from the Lone Star Tick can cause a permanent allergy to meat.
5VeDr TIL Tony Sampson, the voice of Eddy from "Ed, Edd n Eddy," was threatened with a blacklist after he asked for a small raise. After the show ended in 2009 he retired from voice acting and now works in the Canadian oil industry.
4ka6X TIL there is a permanent settlement on Antartica other than a research base, called Villa Las Estrellas.
e0O54 TIL a Venezuelan navy ship sank after trying to ram a cruise ship