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TIL, how not to piss off an angry japanese slenderman

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bPXN TIL I learned the concept of the weekend is, in most part, owed to Henry Ford. Christian laborers would always request Sunday for a day off and the large Jewish immigrant population always requested Saturdays off as the traditional day of rest.
jpPX TIL The fertilizer used by the Tobacco Industry is radioactive. The plant absorbs it and the smoker inhales it. It gets lodged in the lungs and over time contributes a huge radiation dose to the smoker and could be factor in lung cancer.
ADYvg TIL that in 1937 an explosion in a Texas school killed roughly 300 people. One of the letters of condolences that was sent via telegram to the school officials was from Adolf Hitler.
e0VbJ TIL that "125 meters west of the Pizza Hut" can literally count as an address in Costa Rica.
Y7GMr TIL that after Prince's death in 2016 without a will, his $156 million estate, including his music catalog, was divided equally between his half-siblings and the music publishing company Primary Wave.