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TIL that multiple Japanese Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers, and Emperors have apologized for the country’s action during WWII

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8a6aV TIL of a giant "WELCOME TO CLEVELAND" sign on a rooftop in the flight path of a Milwaukee airport. It has been causing confusion to passengers since 1978. Creator, Mark Gubin, said: "Living in the world is not a dress rehearsal. You better have fun with it."
OA04 TIL that in 2011 it was revealed that the US have a spy operation that manipulates social media (including sites like Reddit, incase you hadn’t already noticed….)
p8OMp TIL - the early model pay phones had three slots, one for nickels, dimes and quarters. Each slot would play a different sounding bell, letting the operator on the line calculate how much money was deposited
p884e TIL that the notion of fermented horse urine being a type of wine in Kazakhstan is a misconception; however, they do drink fermented horse milk (kumys).
lEvB TIL for most of history people have had two periods of sleep each night, with the time in between being perhaps the most calm and relaxing part of their lives.