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TIL that Japan requires citizens between the ages of 45 and 74 to have their waistlines measured once a year and are expected to fall within an established range. Companies and local governments may face fines if their employees are overweight and do not meet these guidelines.

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rNJwy TIL that Mongolia,with a population of 3.5 million,is the world's most sparsely populated sovereign state and largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to roughly half of the country's population.
4kMJ6 TIL of Alberto Fujimori: a Japanese man that was president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. When elected, he proceeded to implement neoliberal reforms, carry out a self-coup, and dissolve congress to give himself extraordinary powers.
d8KKd TIL of the Cavan Orphanage Fire in which 35 children died because the nuns wouldn't let firemen in the building due to the children's "state of undress"
69VnW TIL That this bird is called Smoke Bird because after six calls the seventh will be puffed with smoke.
nRk7 TIL that Atari was never a Japanese company. The original Atari, Inc. was Californian. The current company is French. However, the name comes from a Japanese board game that the founders played.