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TIL Japan does not officially recognize North Korea

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0dgEA TIL physicist Walter Jaeger was trying to invent a sensor to detect poison gas. He expected the gas to alter the sensor's electric current but it did not. Frustrated, he lit a cigarette and was surprised to see smoke altered the current. This discovery led to the creation of the modern smoke alarm.
GYy9Q TIL about Ann Hodges, the only person to have been struck by a meteorite
9AKX TIL Gary Burghoff (who played Radar on MASH) has a deformed left hand. He hid it throughout his entire run on the series because it would have made Radar unfit for military duty.
nWEo7 TIL both Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix have won Academy Awards for their portrayals of The Joker
78kZM TIL During the Mexican-American War, Irish-Americans Fought for Mexico in the 'Saint Patrick's Battalion'