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TIL there are wallabies in Hawaii

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KY1ow TIL of King Henry I, known as “the Fat,” who is not known for much except for his great girth. He has been considered a “colourless personality whose reign saw significant events in which he apparently played no leading part.’
eppRJ TIL that people with red hair are more sensitive to pain and more resistant to local anesthesia due to the MC1R gene. They may require up to 20% more general anesthesia (such as Novocaine)
W7DAo TIL in 1979 an armed group seized Grand Mosque of Mecca, taking hostages. They were conservative islamists led by a self-proclaimed prophet.
XEV48 TIL doves and pigeons are the same thing
16Qad Today I learned of the Summer Koshien, a national high school baseball tournament in Japan, which is the most watched sporting event in the country.