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vPwB TIL Miyamoto Musashi single handedly defeated an entire school, killed the last heir, and invented dual wielding katana fighting at the same time.
rR4Kd TIL about KidZania, an international theme park chain where children simulate being adults, including working at jobs such as manufacturing branded items in exchange for fake money
9yQB TIL: A doctor saved the life of a premature baby (Chris Trokey). 30 years later Chris, who was a paramedic was the First responder to an accident, saved the Dr.’s life that had saved him.
v5Ox TIL Most of the developed world uses Chip and PIN credit cards, except for the U.S. which uses Swipe and Sign which is far less secure
j6P1N TIL Pelé, one of the greatest football players of all times, was also an excellent goalkeeper. He was a designated reserve goalie for his team Santos and played in that position 4 times and once in a friendly game for Brazil.