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TIL that 1000s containers are lost at sea annually due to falling overboard from underway vessels

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oBP1L TIL- In 1968, During the Height of the Civil Rights Struggle in the U.S., Mr. Rogers Shared a Wading Pool with the Police Officer on His Show, a Black Man, and Later Shared a Towell and Dried His Feet For Him a Revolutionary Act at the Time
BrYRr TIL Narwhal tusks can grow up to 10 ft ( 3.5m) long, and can also lean towards the left a little!
b74Q TIL it is polite in Japan to slurp your noodles as you eat them because “how could you possibly get the full flavor if you don’t slurp!?”
y9PJ TIL that Saturn’s sixth-largest moon, Enceladus, has a warm ocean with ongoing hydrothermal activity. The first ever discovered outside of Earth.
8ayNb TIL Punxsutawney Phil's accuracy at picking an early spring is lower than random chance. The National Centers for Environmental Information estimate his accuracy at 40%.