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TIL Pat Morita fought tuberculosis at a young age which resulted in him being in a body cast on and off from ages 2-11 and being told he would never walk, some of you might better know him as Mr.Miyagi from the Karate Kid films or Arnold from Happy Days

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VaJZ TIL in WW2 the US Navy added poison to their torpedo fuel, as the torps were fuelled with Ethanol (Alcohol), and too many sailors were getting hammered on “Torpedo Juice” - a mixture of 2 parts torp fuel and 3 parts pineapple juice. They changed poisons after too many sailors went blind.
awEdA TIL there are only 3 “real” colors, the rest are fake or made up!
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OooeX TIL that Magna Carta - held up as one of the founding documents of the English common law system - was annulled by the Pope within a few weeks
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