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TIL of the world’s oldest hotel, the Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan. It has been run by 52 generations of the same family since 705 AD.

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nWnDG TIL that less than two weeks after the French surrender in WWII, the British attacked a French naval base to prevent Germany from using the ships. Over 1,200 died and multiple ships were destroyed or damaged. Vichy France retaliated by bombing Gibraltar and cutting off diplomatic relations.
7rD8M TIL the former US president has 7 species named after him in honor, and the current one has 1 primarily because of resemblance
VMNyp Today I learned that there are 72 million babies born around the world this year alone and we have not even reached the end of the year!
0wWmv TIL that in 1919 James Cowan Smith donated £55,000 to the National Gallery of Scotland on the condition that a picture of his dog Callum be on display permanently in the Gallery. It still is to this day.
dQb9 TIL almost all Koreans lack the gene that causes armpit odor therefore not requiring deodorant