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TIL starlings exist in North America because one guy wanted to introduce all the birds mentioned in the plays of William Shakespeare.

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R7GL4 TIL that during the 1970s, North Korea abducted dozens, if not hundreds, of Japanese citizens from the beaches of Japan and forced them to teach North Korean spies. The youngest confirmed victim was 13 years old.
5JQ8 TIL that creative professions, particularly creative writing, have a strong correlation with mental illnesses: authors are 50% more likely to commit suicide than the general population.
GYLo7 TIL The Racial Equality Proposal was a proposed Japanese amendment to the Treaty of Versailles demanding racial equality among citizens of the League of Nations. It received opposition from the US and Australia, and this rejection caused Japan to alienate and militarize leading up to WWII.
Prjg TIL of Juana Maria - A native woman who survived all alone on an island for 18-20 years until her discovery in 1853
J1djV TIL of Arthur Dietzsch, A German sentenced in 1922 to 14 years in prison. He was labelled a communist by Nazis in 1933 and sent to a concentration camp. He was trained to treat typhoid patients and secretly aided the Resistance. Despite this, he was deemed guilty by Allies and sentenced to 15 years