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TIL that a 1932 war game included a surprise attack against Pearl Harbor from 152 carrier-borne aircraft on a Sunday morning. Umpires awarded the victory to the defending forces, saying that precision bombing of battleships was unrealistic.

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RyG4 TIL That a North Carolina town banned solar panels for fear it will “suck up all the energy from the sun”
16ox4 TIL that on May 1, 1969 Mr. Rogers, host of the longtime children's television landmark Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, appeared in Washington before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications to express his disagreement with a proposal by President Nixon to cut federal funding for public broadcasting.
4kVn6 TIL According to halacha (Jewish law), married Jewish women are expected to cover their hair when in the presence of men other than their husband or close family members.
mxegE TIL while England's name comes from the "Anglo" in Anglo-Saxon, it also could have been called "Sexland" if the "Saxon" name was used
M7gYa TIL that jazz musicians shut off their dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, responsible for self-monitoring performance, and activate their medial prefrontal cortex, which helps with storytelling. This resembles our brain patterns while dreaming.