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TIL Google Maps is so advanced it lists planned roads that do not yet exist.

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l7laG TIL that the Captain Planet Foundation charity still exists and focuses on helping food insecure families and providing gardening essentials to schools as well as environmental issues
awd6Z TIL the Battles of Khalkin Gol increased IJA 'research' at Unit 731; suspicions of Soviet biowarfare led to the IJA implementing more epidemic prevention measures, formally researched by Ishii in Harbin
b9Mp0 TIL After seeing his “incredibly ugly” newborn, Jian Feng accused his wife of cheating. She admitted to several plastic surgeries before the two met. He sued her for false pretense, claiming she misled him for hiding the cosmetic history. He won.
0D7N TIL that during the Japanese invasion of China, two soldiers challenged each other to kill 100 people using only a sword. Since both surpassed 100 in the heat of battle without a clear winner, they decided to raise the challenge to 150 people.
9OZm TIL that sperm can be derived from bone marrow. Same-sex, and even self-fertilization is plausible.