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TIL Japan is the vending machine capital of the world and that machines can dispense free supplies in the event of disasters

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nbbb TIL that the most possible money you can win on an episode of Jeopardy is $566,400.
4XxRR TIL Nikola Tesla's childhood cat, Macak, played a role in his famous contribution to science. Reflecting upon the experience of static electricity after he stroked his cat, he wrote, "Is Nature a gigantic cat? If so, who strokes its back? Day after day I have asked myself, what is electricity?"
LQVk0 TIL: Nine percent of college-educated parents want their kid to play professional sports, versus forty-four percent of parents without a college degree.
oR1oA TIL the Rolling Stones had a helpful US Mayor, who persuaded RI authorities to release the band into his personal custody, enabling them to make their scheduled Boston appearance. He then urged fans to keep the peace... which they did...
rNdoM TIL that in 1786, 12-year-old Hannah Ocuish - half Black and half Native - became the youngest U.S. person to be executed. She had reportedly beaten a neighbor's 6-year-old to death over a dispute involving some stolen strawberries.