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TIL "アニメ/Anime" and "コスプレ/Kosupure" (cosplay) were borrowed from English, then later reborrowed back into English

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8loK TIL when Jimmy Stewart made It’s a Wonderful Life he hadn’t made a movie in five years. He was planning on going into aviation if he couldn’t restart his film career.
KY89B TIL that the genetic traits that helped people survive the Black Death in the 14th century are linked to autoimmune diseases like Crohn's disease today, showing how a historical pandemic shaped the evolution of human immunity genes.
KlVQ TIL Masturbation relieve depression and lead to a higher sense of self-esteem
9YZ8r TIL Kinshasa, the capital of Congo-Zaire uses robots as traffic police because they can't be bribed.
rR5Jd TIL The common swift holds the record for the longest continuous flight time. A study of 19 swifts showed the birds stay in flight for 10 months out of the year. Three of the birds did not rest once, staying in flight for 300 days straight.