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TIL That Alabama despite being outside tornado alley. Has the highest number of fatalities from tornadoes since 1991.

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x66Pk TIL Several times in Japanese history, the new ruler sought to ensure his position by calling a sword hunt. The most famous in 1588, denying commoners weapons while allowing them to the nobility, the samurai class.
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