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TIL In 1946 Sadao Munemori became the first American of Japanese descent to be awarded the Medal of Honor, though posthumously

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Menea TIL Dry thunderstorms, where most/ all of the normal rain evaporates before hitting the ground. This leaves lightning strikes to hit very dry ground, which is a leading cause of wildfires.
4kAYN TIL of the “Suicide Plant”. A plant so toxic that the slightest touch causes excruciating pain that feels like “being electrocuted and set on fire” that can last months.
kORbE TIL about "baseball rubbing mud". Invented by a third base coach for the Athletics and now in widespread and required use by the MLB it is harvested by a single man in denim cutoffs and disintegrating sneakers. It's source, a closely guarded secret, is located "somewhere" in the Delaware River.
YpxwA TIL that during the Civil War the king of Siam (now known as Thailand) offered Lincoln war elephants to help fight the confederates. Lincoln respectfully declined.
N7mpJ TIL of a play called the "Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda." "It critiques acclaimed musical Hamilton through a depiction of a fictionalized version of Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is visited by several historical figures missing from the musical in a style similar to Dickens' A Christmas Carol."