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TIL that Japan has aboriginal people called the Ainu.

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W7BWY TIL that Polish model Agnieszka Kotlarska-Świątek, survived missing TWA Flight 800, only to be murdered by a stalker weeks later in front of her husband and daughter
l7Rva TIL that the "microwave-safe" label on plastic containers only means they won't melt or warp, and doesn't guarantee that chemicals won't leach into your food when heated
N7rgE TIL Amsterdam employs alcoholics as street cleaners and pays them with beer. In addition to the five cans, they also get €10 ($11.36) and half a pack of loose tobacco for each 6.5 hour shift.
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