R5Lr9 TIL a Japanese man Yasuo Takamatsu lost his wife in the 2011 earthquake and has not stopped looking for her body for more than 10 years and has dived more than 800 times in the ocean to retrieve her.
W7g9d TIL Jessica Alba’s mother is of French-Danish heritage, while her father is from Mexican-Indian and Spanish lineage.
9wrA7 TIL about Mama Kannon Temple in Japan, which is dedicated to motherhood and is commonly known as the "breast temple." The temple addresses breast related problems such as cancer and breastfeeding difficulties.
nWknB TIL Houston's JPMorgan Chase Tower was originally planned for 80 floors tall, but it was shortened at the order of the Federal Aviation Administration who declared anything taller than 75 floors in downtown Houston would be a hazard to air navigation
4keAo TIL about Pak Bean, a man from Pakistan that impersonates Mr Bean
x6957 TIL Walmart sells guns in the US
epkRk TIL some people in Guangzhou (广州, China, 18 m people) call their city 'Guangkanda' (广坎达) because of the presence of a small African community
VBKnQ TIL the cause of death of the Challenger astronauts is unknown
X0L56 TIL Danny DeVito's short stature is the result of Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia (Fairbank's disease), a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth. He met Rhea Perlman when she went to see a friend in the play The Shrinking Bride, which featured DeVito, and they moved in together 2 weeks later.
OGJg6 TIL about Steel, a 1997 movie featuring Shaquille O'Neal as the armor-clad vigilante "Steel" from DC Comics. The film bombed at the box office, setting the record for biggest sophomore weekend drop for any superhero film.
698A7 TIL the notion that separate New York City borough accents exist is false. Linguists are in agreement that there is no empirical evidence of systematic differences in NYC English across NYC’s five boroughs. There is no purely geographical variation in speech patterns that occur within NYC.
woneE TIL There are no SI Units named after women