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TIL Unlike many countries that formally designate their capital city by law, Japan’s Constitution and government documents do not explicitly name Tokyo as the capital.

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6Egj8 TIL that those "baby on board" signs hanging in car windows serve a purpose of alerting first responders that there is a person in the vehicle that's unable to unbuckle themselves in the event of an accident
KYmPw TIL Neanderthals suffered a high rate of traumatic injury with 79–94% of Neanderthal specimens showing evidence of healed major trauma from frequent animal attacks.
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