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TIL that one of the more popular traditions in Japan is to have a family dinner...eating KFC.

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Z8LLB TIL "La Brea" translates to "The Tar", so "The 'La Brea' Tar Pits" means "The The Tar Tar Pits"
e0jV5 TIL That koala fingerprints are so similar and indistinguishable compared to human fingerprints, that they have gotten confused in crime scenes!
ZNRG TIL that the world almost came to an end in 1983 when a malfunctioning Soviet satellite falsely reported multiple launches of American ICBMs to a Russian bunker. Citing a “funny feeling in my gut,” the bunker commander directly disobeyed military protocol by not ordering retaliatory strikes
6EkMw TIL according to a 2019 poll released by Gallup, only 40 percent of American workers say they’re in “good jobs,” compared to 16 percent of the workforce who believe they’re in “bad jobs.” The remaining 44 percent of workers say they are in “mediocre jobs.”
8eBaZ TIL Living Alone in Italy to Cook Baked Potatoes