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TIL in WWII, the Japanese bombed Saskatchewan, Canada. The only damage was a fence.

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kn6g TIL that the painting ‘American Gothic’ is not a farmer and his wife but a farmer and his “spinster daughter,” meaning she is past the age of matrimonial eligibility.
W7E4B TIL about the "52-hertz whale". A Whale of unknown species, that uses the unique frequence of 52 hertz for his calls, while other whales close to his migration pattern use frequences of 10-39 hertz. Therefore he never got an answer to his call and is considered to be the loneliest whale in the world
69Pw8 TIL about episode called "Episode 210" of the TV show 30 Rock because a title was never added before the 2007 strike began.
PbAw TIL standard evasive procedure for a surface-to-air-missile being directed at a SR-71 Blackbird, was for the plane to simply accelerate and outfly the missile.
kO6AW TIL a Thai man killed 8 people, including his brother in law, for constantly singing "Take Me Home, Country Roads" during Karaoke