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TIL Post war Japan is basically the reason why Mecha anime exist in Japan, because it reflected Japan's desire to rebuild Japan after WW2.

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MQ5A TIL there is a Polish reddit. Not subreddit, but an entire reddit.
R5ow8 TIL: There was a fraud scheme also named "Gone in 60 Seconds" in 2012 which stole millions from Citibank. The group spread out across multiple casinos and simultaneously withdrew money from cash advance kiosks. The ringleader and 13 accomplices were caught, with one remaining a fugitive as of 2014.
Pbre TIL a family-owned coffee roaster won a patent infringment suit brought against them by Keurig; The next day they counter-sued for violations of antitrust and unfair competition laws.
VBB5D TIL oil does not come from dinosaurs, rather it's the remains of all the bacteria and single-celled organisms that originally ruled the world.
E1NBW TIL between 1990 and 1997 the Hubble Space Telescope assigned several hours per year to projects proposed by amateur astronomers, some of which led to publishable discoveries, but these policy was discontinued due to budget reductions.