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TIL of 2015 Book [Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War] by American Susan Southard. It recounts the lifelong experience of five teenage hibakusha (survivors ) after the bombing of Nagasaki in WWII

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9w00G TIL that the number of US federal government employees has hovered between approx. 2.7Mil and 3Mil since 1967. Lowering the per capita ratio from 1.5 employees per 100 people to 0.9 employees per 100 people.
Q0d9 TIL That during the early production of the movie “Wreck-it Ralph”, they considered keeping the characters in their native graphic quality, essentially making Ralph look 8-bit the entire time.
v14v7 TIL that a NYC man was exonerated and released, after being held in jail for transporting child pornography, when pornstar Lupe Fuentes flew from spain to appear at his trial with her ID and passport proving her age.
loVrV TIL that there are varieties that are complete but not projective.
yQ8JJ TIL about the NYPD's elite mobile blacksmith unit. They are responsible for the NYPD's horseshoes.