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TIL of Aoshima, a Japanese island where cats outnumber humans 6 to 1.

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8e04a TIL about the Korean Axe Murder Incident, occurring in the North & South Korean DMZ in 1976. Incensed at US troops trimming a historical tree, North Korean troops attacked, killing two US Army officers. Retaliating with an overwhelming show of force, US troops returned and chopped down the tree.
RJ8l TIL the Milky Way may already be a zombie galaxy, having stopped producing new stars a billion years ago but still moving
8ewa TIL that the first actor to say “Goddamn” on Broadway had to turn his back on the audience, as saying it whilst facing them would have been “too shocking”
E1NEw TIL that since 1868 over 200 anti-lynching bills have been introduced to the US Congress. None of them have passed both houses.
mx9OR TIL if you hit a pedestrian with your vehicle at 30 miles per hour, there's a 20% chance they will die. At 35 mph, it increases to 50%. And at 40, it jumps to a 90% chance of death.