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TIL that during WWII JFK was stranded in the solomon islands, and ended up carving a message into a coconut, that a native delivered to the nearest US base and saved his life

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ygNl TIL that Dr. Sanduk Ruit (born to uneducated parents in a poor family) of Nepal devised a cheap but effective cataract treatment procedure that cut the cost by 90%. He has successfully treated over 100,000 people across developing world including North Korea.
RwEw TIL in Japan people eat deep fried Maple leaves. As a Canadian I say wow.
JDNv TIL that even the largest earth-based telescopes cannot see any of the objects left behind by the astronauts of the Apollo moon missions
VMOEQ TIL inspired by the well-known “ghosting” phenomenon, “soft ghosting” is described as slowly breaking off communication with someone by “liking” their text messages, but offering no genuine response or continuation of a conversation
QJxDd TIL that Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, was so goth that she lost her virginity on her mom's grave