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TIL - Catfish (Siluriformes) are the vertebrate order with the largest number of venomous species

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neAjr TIL about metal coffins in the 1800’s that had a window so you could see the deceased’s face. Used mainly to deter grave robbers and endorsed by a President.
PY8eZ TIL of Yang Jingyu, a Chinese WW2 Commander-in-Chief. After his troops were killed, he fought alone for 5 days. Japanese troops, fearing his famed marksmanship, refused to approach his body for a while after his death. They later reburied him properly with full cemetery ritual and military respect.
4k45N TIL the US government in the 1930's tried to make a canal called the "Cross-Florida Barge Canal" that cut through the Florida peninsula to create a shortcut from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. It was going to have a series of locks like the Panama Canal. It was shut down by Nixon.
XgXQ TIL that Japanese law prohibits women, but not men, from remarrying for six months after a divorce.
wLLE TIL MJ was a fan of Weird Al’s, but specifically requested he not parody “Black or White” because he felt the message was too important.