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TIL 99.7% of Japanese court cases result in conviction

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9YZBB TIL that farmed salmon is dyed pink & orange because consumers are unlikely to purchase grey salmon
dawB TIL Valdosta, GA was named after a region of Northern Italy (Valle d'Aosta).
x4x1 TIL a man with a Liverpool FC tattoo with the club motto “You’ll Never Walk Alone” had his lower leg amputated after an injury in Afghanistan. The surgeon unknowingly cut the tattoo so it read “You’ll Never Walk”.
V440 TIL that the Soviets had another massive nuclear disaster before Chernobyl which contaminated up to 20,000 square km of land. Despite their attempts to hide the incident the CIA knew all about it, but they also covered it up to prevent the growing US nuclear industry from panicking.
nWMB7 TIL it is illegal to die in Longyearbyen on Svalbard, Norway. Anyone who is dying is asked to leave for the mainland. Burials are also illegal due to the permafrost and any bodies are shipped to the mainland for burial.