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TIL During World War II, Japanese Army officers hosted a party for the Japanese Navy officers, and when they ran out of meat they consumed the liver of recently deceased american soldier.

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MLj0 TIL that in some European markets, Netflix monitors illegal downloads to decide which shows to purchase.
ay6Z TIL influential sci-fi writer William Gibson once wrote a 4500-word article on Singapore titled ‘Disneyland with the Death Penalty’ for Wired. The magazine was banned in the city-state after the issue’s release.
WLVo TIL that there is a Native American tribe of ultra-runners known as the Tarahumara. They can run 200 miles non-stop, and play running games that go on for up to 2 days without breaks. They use the toe-strike method of running instead of the traditonal heel-strike.
Z81oQ TIL Jack Hinson went on a killing rampage after his sons were decapitated and his farm set ablaze by union soldiers during the civil war, he hunted union officers and sniped around 100 people as revenge
4koRb TIL Jack Churchill was a british officer, who, during WWII, Fought with a longbow, a broadsword, and a set of bagpipes