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TIL on this day in 1979 the original Sony Walkman was released.

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ZKYv TIL that in 1944, 4 million Indians died because of an artificial famine created by the British government.
R7lyl TIL fearing invasion during the Cold War, Albania’s leader Enver Hoxha forced his country to build 750.000 bunkers. Today, many of those bunkers have been converted into a variety of uses, like turning them into pizzerias, espresso bars and makeshift bars.
LQLKm TIL of "Hara hachi bun me" the Japanese belief of only eating until 80% full. There is evidence that following this practice leads to a lower body mass index and increased longevity. The world's oldest man followed this diet
wLJD8 TIL to be "anal retentive" originally referred to someone who took pleasure in retaining their feces
XEX8P TIL a Graveyard Spiral is a phenomenon when a plane is titled and flying in a descending spiral, but the pilot doesn't detect the tilting and tries to correct the descent by pulling up, but this only tightens the spiral until the plane crashes.