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TIL Japan has its own version of Atlantis

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xV4A7 TIL Kentucky Fried Chicken ran a marketing campaign that included Colonel Sanders harlequin-style erotica books for Mother’s Day
j6oPp TIL in the pre-smartphone era some mobile phones featured a small "self-portrait" mirror next to the camera to help the user line up selfies.
rrxM TIL that Bismuth has a half life a billion times longer than the universe
0wMYj TIL about "Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs". It is one of the most controversial cartoons in Warner Brothers history, being one of the Censored Eleven. Because of its unflattering and stereotypical use of darky iconography, the cartoon has been rarely seen on television since its production in 1943.
Rdew TIL that in Norway you can’t change your surname to one held by less than 200 people unless you get permission from each and every one of them