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TIL that the yakuza has a written exam for it’s prospective members who have to pass it to join the yakuza. Topics range from theft consequences to illegal dumping.

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6EYKZ TIL Radio and TV stations don't have random letters assigned. The K prefix is for stations west of the Mississippi River, and the W prefix is for stations east of the Mississippi River. Military stations use the prefix N.
1a0Or TIL That in Order to Avoid Predators, Turkeys Sleep in Trees at Nigh!
4Xklw TIL of Joe Arridy, a mentally ill man wrongfully sentenced to death in the 1930's. While on death row, he played with toy trains, requested ice cream for his last meal and, while being taken to the gas chamber, smiled and told the warden, "No no, Joe won't die"
4V4g TIL that a high school girl’s basketball team beat a school for girl’s with learning disabilities 100-0 and then sacked their coach for the “shameful and embarrassing” win.
6pl TIL that survivors of the Black Death may have passed on a gene mutation that produces resistance to HIV.