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TIL that both ‘canceled’ and 'cancelled’ are correct spellings of the word.

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grxN7 TIL that in 2021, an organization called The Tip Project attempted to introduce American practices of gratuity into Japanese culture. The plan was met with severe backlash from locals who deemed the practice "un-Japanese", and the project was abandoned in early 2023.
D1W4e TIL about an ancient Japanese pruning method that allows lumber production without cutting down trees called "Daisugi"
pp7Q TIL that the lionfish that are killing reefs across the Atlantic, killing countless fish and other wildlife, were traced back (via DNA) to 6 to 8 females, most likely released by owners that did not want (ironically) to kill their fish and so released them instead.
o8RK TIL America has very likely already had a gay president. James Buchanan was unmarried, lived with a man he called his companion, and wrote in his diary about wooing other men.
Lkd9Q TIL of hidden mother photography, which was a result from the long exposure time needed for early photographs