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TIL that in WW2 a German spy landed in Canada, but soon abandoned his task to live there using the funds for his mission. He eventually surrendered to authorities and was found not guilty of espionage.

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W794N TIL The Japanese have a creature, the アマビエ, who supposedly protects people against Covid-19
JYnv1 TIL the longest filibuster in US history (a process of delaying a bill passing by speaking in the Senate until you want to stop) was over 24 hours (24 hours and 18 minutes). This was an attempt to delay The Civil Rights Act of 1957.
yZQJ TIL there is a creature with the ability to neutralize almost all poisons, even from creatures it has never encountered. One day this ability might be utilized by Humans. This creature is called The Opossum.
jWPE TIL that when Carrie Fisher was asked wether she knew that Star Wars would be as successfull as it turned out to be she said “Yes, I knew. We all knew. The only one who didn’t know was George. We kept it from him because we wanted to see what his face looked like when it changed expression.”
9YEL6 Today I learned that the person who voices Aizawa in MHA voiced characters in other animes.