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TIL that the person in charge of the Kamikaze defence of Okinawa, Admiral Matome Ugaki, flew the last Kamikaze flight himself.

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lrx5 TIL that Lawrence John Ripple robbed a bank and then waited in the lobby, later telling the investigators he’d rather be in jail than with his wife
lovZ5 TIL there is a subset of people that can function perfectly fine with less than 5 hours of sleep. They are early birds, night owls and short sleepers at the same time and do not need the assistance of coffee or mid-day naps to function. They are the Sleepless Elite.
oWK7 TIL that over 300,000 people in South Africa got needlessly infected with HIV after state officials supported charlatan vitamin treatment instead of “western medical conspiracy”.
69G9J TIL that Michael Richards, who played Kramer on Seinfeld, appeared as a contestant on The Dating Game in 1968. He was not chosen for the date.
EgnPP TIL - The Simpsons episode where "Burns Slant-Drilling Co." steals the school's oil is rooted in actual events, such as the East Texas "slant-hole scandal" where an estimated $100 million worth of oil was stolen over several decades from legal owners