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Today I learned about Marty Friedman, ex- guitarist for the band Megadeth. Today he lives in Japan where he has appeared in over 700 TV shows and collaborates with many Japanese musicians.

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x6V8o TIL Abraham Lincoln was a dual citizen of the United States and the tiny country of San Marino. He accepted honorary Sammarinese citizenship after recognizing them as a nation, saying “Although your dominion is small, your State is nevertheless one of the most honored, in all history."
GYykJ TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger was given top billing and paid $25 million dollars for his role of Mr. Freeze, equating to roughly $1 million dollars for each of his 27 ice puns in the film.
ANaJg TIL that when epidemiologist Tamara Safonova and virologist Alexandra Sheboldaeva discovered Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in 1937, they were accused of spreading the virus themselves and sentenced to 18 years in Soviet labor camps.
xVmoB TIL divorce rates increase during times of hardship, war, and major events. Rates increased after World War II because people were quick to marry each other before they went to war. When soldiers returned, they found out that they didn't have much in common with their spouses, so they divorced.
d8NEr TIL that the Japanese, Korean and Chinese words for "comics" are all derivatives of the Chinese term "manhua," which means "impromptu sketches."