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TIL that Robert Oppenheimer visited Japan as an honored guest of the Japan Committee for Intellectual Interchange in 1960

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6Ej7Y TIL of Bessie Coleman, the first African American and Native American female pilot who would only perform if the crowds were desegregated and entered thru the same gates.
nevbP TIL of the World’s Scariest Haunted House, located in San Diego, California. It has a waiting list of 24,000 people, requires a full evaluation beforehand, waterboards those going through, is completely free of charge, and lasts for eight hours (but nobody has lasted more than 6).
E19Gp TIL that on Sunday, February 7, 1932, US Adm. Harry E. Yarnell launched a successful surprise "attack" against Pearl Harbor using two aircraft carriers in a naval exercise. He "destroyed" every ship in port and every airfield nearby. The US made no effort to safeguard Hawaii from aircraft attack
aOGo TIL the three mile limit for international waters was created as this was the maximum distance a cannon ball could travel from the shore.
WjWB TIL that the non-profit Susan G. Komen for the Cure has sued several other, often small defenseless, nonprofits for using the words “for the cure” or the color pink.