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Today I learned that the Jews found refuge in China during the Second World War.

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e0ypk TIL a lord mayor of London had a glass box built so that he would not catch the plague.
gymD TIL popcorn kernels that don’t pop are called “old maids” because they lack the necessary moisture to pop
yxov TIL that the 30 year old Sega Master System (released in 1986) is still sold in Brazil and even in 2015, 150,000 units were sold.
6XVw TIL that rich people in China hire body doubles to serve their prison sentences.
bwwa TIL there is a Right to Light in England. The owner of a building with windows that have received natural daylight for 20 years or more is entitled to forbid any construction or other obstruction that would deprive him or her of that illumination.