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TIL Japan has been the top robot exporter in the world, with its share being 30.6% in 2023

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XE5aD TIL The Pentagon had staff stop playing Pokemon Go with a memo titled "Pokemon stop" and to play the game only when outside.
rDkW TIL: Kid Rock demanded ticket prices for his 2013 tour be set at $20 and beers be $4 for a 12 ounce. He also withheld at least 1000 tickets a night that could not go to ticket master.
Wk5nA TIL fireworks were invented in China sometime between 200 BC and 900 AD. It is believed Marco Polo brought fireworks from China to Europe in 1295, and the global popularity exploded after that. In 1830, colors were added in Italy by adding different metallic powders.
eZXL TIL that Gene Roddenberry was asked by a reporter about casting Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: TNG. “Surely by the 24th century, they would have found a cure for male pattern baldness.” And Gene Roddenberry responded “No, by the 24th century, no one will care.”
r5EW TIL Thrift Shop was the first song since 1994 that reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label