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TIL people in Japan aged between 40-74 by law have their waist lines measured, if they are found to be over weight their companies and local government can be fined.

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Egrg0 Today I learned that 79% of Americans are literate and that 54% of Americans read below a 6th grade level
X0kE6 TIL Rani-ki-Vav is an inverted, underground temple in India from the 11th century going 30m deep through a series of seven levels of stairs and four pavilions. With 1,500 sculptures designed to honor the sanctity of water, it is one of the best known examples of subterranean water architecture
W7E9A TIL In France you're not allowed to work more than 218 days a year
9k1X TIL that Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is “the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy”.
0drmp TIL Elton John's moving song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" was written as a tribute to a friend who talked him out of suicide and helped him come to terms with his homosexuality. The friend was musician Long John Baldry more well known nowadays for voicing Dr. Robotnik in the 90s Sonic cartoon.