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TIL that the dreams of still being in school, failing a test and similar school related dreams are among the top 10 for people of any age worldwide.

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Br54D TIL: That a Japanese ice cream company created a commercial to publicly apologize about needing to raise the price of their ice cream bars for the first time in 25 years from 60 yen to 70 yen
e0eoD TIL that just one minute prior to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, US Planes dropped an unsigned letter over the city addressed to professor Ryokichi Sagane, who had studied with three of the scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project, urging him to tell the public about the danger of the bombs.
rRJbo TIL the famous Las Vegas Black Book of persons excluded from entering casinos due to their history of excessive "winning" is now online.
awp59 TIL of Bob Fletcher, a man who took care of the farms of three Japanese American families while they were interned during World War 2. By keeping their farms running and paying their taxes and mortgages, he ensured the families didn't lose everything. He was even shot at for supporting them.
5YE9k TIL the country if Lesotho has an HIV rate of 24%, with 40% of urban women under 40 being HIV positive