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TIL That most graves in Okinawa have a small courtyard in front for hosting family parties

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VBwQ8 TIL that despite retiring in 2021, starting this season baseball player Chris Davis will receive from the Baltimore Orioles $9.16 million a year for the next 3 years. He'll receive $3.5 million a year for the following 7 years and starting in 2033, he’ll receive $1.4 million a year until 2037.
Z8BAB TIL that the Beatles’ final concert for a paying audience wasn't sold out, leaving over 15,000 unsold seats, largely because no one realized it would be their last concert appearance.
eP6E TIL that after WWII, the U.S. Congress considered a proposal to make Iceland the 49th state
9Ydo6 TIL Astronauts can’t cry effectively in space. Rather than gravity pulling the tears down as it does on earth, the tears congeal in their eye and sting.
9XVm TIL The US Department of Defense paid $53 million to pro sports for military tributes between 2012 and 2015.