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TIL Seiryu Miharashi Eki - The GHOST STATION with no entrances or exits built solely to remind people of the importance of nature and to admire the landscape.

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woOwo TIL that in 1939, African-American singer Marian Anderson was denied permission to perform at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Hall had a white performers-only policy. Anderson responded by giving an open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
JYw8m TIL The name for the show "Black Mirror" was created after the shows creator (Charlie Brooker) noticed how being able to see your own reflection in turned off technology (iPads, televison, cell phones, etc) is essentially a "black mirror".
PDve TIL there are certain sporting events which legally have to be broadcast on ‘free to air’ channels in the United Kingdom.
QDNk TIL The game show Match Game was set to be cancelled and with nothing left to lose a question writer for the show started writing risque questions. As a result the ratings picked back up and the show was uncancelled.
OG64 TIL that there is a website that tells people the best time they should go and pee when watching a movie in cinema so they don’t miss any important scene.