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TIL Gulf Stream Orphans are tropical Caribbean fish carried thousands of miles by ocean currents up the East Coast of the US as far north as New England and the Gulf of Maine. Most succumb to cold winter conditions, but some make it back south again and a minority are rescued by humans

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a8719 TIL Bhutan was the first country to make smoking illegal in public places in 2005
gVkA TIL that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, helped get two falsely accused men out of prison after solving their previously closed cases.
ePYb TIL fleeing the Japanese in WWII Burma, a group of refugees spent two days carving a 270-foot staircase into a mountain so that they and 52 elephants could escape
dDwNd TIL: The first Heisman winner, Jay Berwanger, was also the first player chosen for the NFL during its first draft in 1936. The Chicago Bears acquired his signing rights. When Berwanger asked for $25,000 over two years, the Bears said, “No,” so Berwanger took a job as a foam-rubber salesman.
4kNDN TIL - Vacuum Microelectronics is a field of study, to shrink old-fashioned vacuum tubes used in radios and TV's prior to the 60's, down to a sub-millimeter size.