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TIL Japan used $30 million of their Tsunami relief funds to support whaling

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j6PDv TIL Martha Stewart used to be a model and even did a campaign for Chanel.
WkK44 TIL that the first major wave of the bubonic plague was the Justinianic plague of 541-547 A.D. It is named after the Byzantine emperor at the time; Justinian I. The disease killed 20% of the imperial capital and the ensuing pandemic is believed to have killed 25%-60% of Europe's population.
oBwBK TIL that Charles Vance Millar, a rich Canadian financier, made his will one last practical joke. In it, he left three men who hated each other a joint lifetime tenancy in a villa, some protestant ministers $700,000 in Catholic beer stock, and anti-horse racing advocates $25,000 in Jockey club stock.
wL4wY TIL the term "Byzantine Empire" only came about a century after the Empire had fallen; the Byzantines called themselves Romans, and others called them Greeks
b9nY7 TIL a woman disappeared while working on a Disney cruise ship. It was believed she was assaulted & then thrown overboard. Disney seemingly covered it up, destroying evidence & lying to her family about what happened.