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TIL: Japan has a Coffee Spa

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LJrV TIL in 1988 a cargo plane was trying to deliver much needed medical supplies to hurricane victims of Honduras, but the tarmac was filled with unsolicited and unneeded donations so the plane was turned away. 60% of items donated after a disaster can’t be used.
R79A4 TIL the real mastermind behind the Sook Ching massacre and Bataan Death March got off scot-free
DQdpj TIL that some Jeeps have "Easter Eggs" of designs of animals and other symbols that are hidden around the vehicle; with some found on the windshield or carved into the dashboard, under seats, and near the gas cap.
BrpxK TIL of the "Tree of Life" in Bahrain: an isolated 400-year-old mesquite tree in the middle of the desert sustaining itself from an unknown water source
8eB8K TIL that Olympic silver medalist and former World champion figure skater Michelle Kwan currently serves as the U.S. ambassador to Belize