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TIL about Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki, Japan; a theme park which recreates the Netherlands by displaying life-sized copies of old Dutch buildings.

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P1aVZ TIL about the Battle of the Atlantic during WWII. “In the first four months of 1942, German U-boats ravaged the shipping lanes off North Carolina, sinking almost 40 ships during that period. It is an often overlooked piece of American history.”
6Eeg8 TIL There is a National Senior League for Wii Bowling, made up of over 1,400 people on 280 teams across America.
lAVB TIL That after The Sopranos episode in which ‘Ralph ie Cifaretto’ brutally murders his dancer girlfriend outside a club, more women began to flirt with the actor in real life (per actor Joe Pantoliano, “It was very telling…” :| ).
dB9r TIL that in 1970s, people in Cambodia were killed for being academics or for merely wearing eyeglasses.
boEj TIL that Celebrity Talent International (CTI) is an agency that represents huge stars and books all kinds of appearances for them. A lot of the appearance fees are listed on their website.