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TIL: Lincoln Logs, the children's building toy, was based on an earthquke-proof construction technique used in a hotel in Japan and was patented by John Wright, the son of the hotel's designer, Frank Lloyd Wright

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KOYDE TIL about Special Operations Weather Team (SOWT) - a team of skilled fighters in top physical condition who interpret meteorological data, often in hostile territory, and deliver crucial information to air and ground forces.
W76gX TIL: The exact origin of the hamburger is unknown and stories range from it starting in Germany (the city of Hamburg) to a cook name Old Dave in Texas.
Z88dY TIL there is no law against public photography in Canada; no one can ever be arrested for the simple act of making a picture or film, unless other laws are being broken in the process. Police on duty also have no reasonable expectation of privacy
OGB01 TIL about a woman named Iva Toguri (Tokyo Rose) an American woman who used her position to undermine Japanese propaganda during WW2. She was named a traitor to the USA , and arrested for treason,it took her 30 years to prove her innocence.
DQLje TIL they dehorn rhinos in Africa to deter poaching, resulting in a 30% lower chance the rhino will get killed by poachers.