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TIL: The wave that rolls onto a beach is called swash

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9wpM6 TIL about onna-musha, japanese female noble warriors. Dozens of famous ones are known by name, many of which led their own units or even armies. Battlefield excavations have shown that in some battles in the 16th century as many as 30% of the combattants were likely women.
l7pG7 TIL that what we refer to as “The Star-Spangled Banner” is actually only one of four stanzas of the poem it was derived from.
6Ebj8 TIL The first time evidence of an exoplanet was found was in 1917, but the first exoplanet wasn't confirmed until 1992. Astronomers have now discovered 4200+ exoplanets in 3100+ star systems.
N7XnJ TIL the "death cry" of the truck in Duel and the shark in Jaws was a sample of the scream of the Creature from the Black Lagoon
E1KBw TIL that the Fallout series is considered a spiritual successor to a 1988 game Interplay made called Wasteland.