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TIL about hikikomori, young Japanese people who take refuge from society by refusing to leave their bedrooms, the word translates as “to withdraw from society “. They are called The Missing Million.

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7d8P TIL During the filming of ‘Snow Buddies’ Disney imported 20 under-aged golden retriever puppies. Because they weren’t vaccinated most of the dogs contracted parvo. Five puppies died during the making of the film.
m1DVR TIL that Tom Meighan, the original lead singer of rock band Kasabian, was fired from the band the day before he was to plead guilty to charges of assaulting his fiance, Vikki Ager. One year after pleading guilty to her assault and getting kicked out of the band, Meighan and Ager married.
Y5yW TIL Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, was voted into power through democratic ballots, the only problem being that the ballot cards had only one option to ‘choose’ from – Kim Jong-un
gr8Nb TIL At the time that Atari released the home version of Pong in 1974 the computer chip the game used was the highest-performing chip used in a consumer product. It was also Sears best selling product at the time, far exceeding expectations.
Wk6rX TIL that 8 US presidents have been fluent in greek.