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TIL that Japan has aboriginal people called the Ainu.

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GVbG TIL A hospital in Nanjing introduced an automatic sperm extractor for men. It has a massage pipe at the front with adjustable height, speed, frequency, amplitude and temperature. It also has a screen to display “artistic” movies. (Text and video)
7LWx TIL Andy Warhol was shot and seriously wounded by a radical feminist, who spent only 3 years in prison for the crime.
dDYr8 TIL the birds with the largest egg size in relation to their body are Kiwis. Their eggs can weigh up to 1/4 the weight of a female. This places a strain on the body of the female, who has to eat 3 times the normal amount of food. The last few days, her stomach has no room and she is forced to fast
4Xe9N TIL that after replacing River Phoenix (untimely death) for the role of Daniel Malloy in the movie Interview with a Vampire, Christian Slater donated his entire salary to Phoenix's favorite charitable organizations.
QydX TIL Harrison Ford has used his helicopter to come to the rescue of real-world hikers in distress once by saving a woman on top of an Idaho mountain and once by joining a search and rescue mission for a 13-year-old Boy Scout lost in the woods.