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TIL a Japanese community center has made trading cards based on local male elders - Soba Master and Firewall are just a few

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WPVB TIL The following number in the Fibonacci sequence can be used to estimate the conversion from miles to kilometers. 3 mi = 5 km, 5 mi = 8 km, 8 mi = 13 km, etc…
9Y0Br TIL about George Smith, a US test pilot who ejected from his plane at Mach 1.05 (777mph) and survived!
LkJ5Z TIL before his murder spree that resulted in the deaths of 16 people, Charles Whitman left a note requesting an autopsy to see if there was a biological explanation for his actions, and increasingly intense headaches. The autopsy performed found that he a "pecan-sized," brain tumor.
yQw5p TIL that E is the most used letter in the English language, at 13%, and Z is the least used, at 0.074%
gjd7 TIL Effiel tower has names of seventy-two French scientists, engineers, and mathematicians engraved in recognition of their contributions around its sides