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TIL Actor Martin Sheen has been arrested more than 60 times for protesting

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X0APk TIL that after the Korean War, hungry Koreans would salvage leftover food from US army bases and cook it into stew. “Army Base Stew” is still eaten as a comfort food and can include instant noodles, hot dogs, American cheese, and Spam.
78EkP TIL that there was an African samurai named Yasuke who was loyal to Lord Nobunaga during the Sengoku period
G7BQ TIL the Chinese are twice as willing to purchase products “Made in America” than Chinese products.
D16Ap TIL Victorian London was frantically looking for a solution for what to do with all their dead, and Architect Thomas Wilson proposed the Metropolitan Sepulchre, a 94 story "Death Pyramid." It would have dominated London's skyline and housed up to 5 million bodies, and even received financial support
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