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TIL - 0.1% of males in Greenland are circumsized.

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4k6ng TIL Groucho Marx was back in vogue in 1972, and performed at Carnegie Hall, where he reminisced of his nearly 70 years in show biz. A double album record was remarkably successful, Grammy nominated, and placed in the Library of Congress. His accompanist was an then unknown Marvin Hamlisch.
RyRl TIL that Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world, surpassing Saudi Arabia
QJpAa TIL leading up to Pearl Harbor the US lost track of Japanese aircraft carriers, observed the Japanese consulate burning documents, encountered hostile submarines near Hawaii and had reports of a cluster of aircraft 137 miles north of Oahu, yet only realized an attack was under way when bombs dropped
epZR4 TIL Japan's new PM Shigeru Ishiba is a moderate conservative, for same-sex marriage, a fan of cooking, especially curries, military vehicles, trains and Japanese idols, is part of a Japanese govt. intraparty ramen society, and said he would deploy the JSDF in response to Godzilla.
nea8b TIL 7 year old Stella Berndtsson drowned in icy water Dec 23 2010. Her body was found after 3½ hours by a rescue helicopter and was taken to hospital. Her body temperature was 13°C/55.4°F. Despite this the doctors succeeded in saving Stella by warming her slowly. Stella made a remarkable recovery