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TIL about unit 731, a Japanese prison camp that engaged in biological and chemical warfare experimentation that resulted in over 10,000 deaths

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e0gO5 TIL No living things in the natural world are known to have evolved wheels to move around. Some move around by rolling, but there are some biological barriers to developing wheels.
Y7Oe7 TIL a steamboat missing for 132 years was discovered 45 feet under a field a half-mile away from the river it sank in. Among the 200 tons of cargo recovered from the boat were bottles of liquor, ketchup, preserved fruits for pies, and bright green sweet pickles which were still edible.
4kNga TIL a 19th century self-help movement called “Ralstonism” (named after author Everett Ralston) convinced the Purina Mills folks to rename their company Ralston-Purina. The name “Everett Ralston” was a pseudonym and the man never existed.
4kD4b TIL that there is an international standard for making tea. It's not for making the best tea or how tea should be made, but simply to make a cup of tea that can easily be reproduced by anybody with the right equipment at any time.
8XmL TIL the first rap single to reach #1 in the US was Ice Ice Baby in 1990. The first rap single to reach #1 in Canada was Rapper’s Delight in 1980