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TIL No one can figure out how eels have sex

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QJVbX TIL that Yoko Ono and Prince Akihito (later the Emperor of Japan) were classmates at the Gakushuin, a private school for Japan's noble families
1nO8 TIL a man named Vincent Ocasla has created a fully functional “flawless” Sim City 3000 game spanning 1.5 years of theory and planning, followed by 2.5 years of construction. He is considered to have “beaten” the game.
R5LM1 TIL a "jiffy" is an actual unit of time. It refers to the time it takes for light to travel one centimeter in a vacuum, approximately 33.3564 picoseconds, highlighting the quirky side of physics.
okj8 TIL the United States and Canada account for 98% of global cranberry production
rRQAo TIL following the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Adidas left their factory for the Soviets. Instead of decommissioning, the Soviets used similar designs from the Adidas Gazelles for their military uniforms in Afghanistan and the "Mockba" style of shoes became a status symbol among Soviet special forces