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TIL that nine crewmen survived when their war plane crashed during World War 2. Eight were captured by the Japanese and eaten. One survived because he was picked up by a passing submarine. That survivor is... George H.W. Bush.
TIL avocados contain more fat than any other fruit or vegetable. Also, the trees contain enzymes that prevent the fruit from ever ripening on the tree, allowing farmers to use the trees as storage devices for up to 7 months after they reach full maturity, allowing avocados to always be in season.
At Disneyland, this is the exact point where miracles happen...
TIL that sheared sheep don't recognize each other and fight for a few days to re-establish a heirarchy. Christians are called sheep
For at least four days, this deer stood guard near a goose as she sat on her eggs inside a large urn at the cemetery
TIL In 1945, Japanese radar operators detected a small number of incoming US planes (which carried the nuclear bombs to be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki), but decided not to intercept them as the small number of planes were not seen as a threat.
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