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TIL 72% of Japanese people view Russia unfavorably, making Japan the most anti-Russian nation in the world.

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R7EL9 TIL Carmel, a city in Indiana, has the highest number of traffic roundabouts in the US. Since late 1990s the city has built 125 roundabouts.
GovG TIL that when planning the 9/11 attacks, terrorists initially wanted to target nuclear installations in the United States but decided against it fearing things would “get out of control”
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