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TIL Japans current emperor until 2019 was the son of Hirohito
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TIL you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning while drowning than winning the Powerball
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TIL The White City of Tel Aviv was constructed from the early 1930s to 1950s, based on the urban plan by Sir Patrick Geddes, reflecting modern organic planning principles. It is not a 'garden city', but an urban entity based on an environmental approach
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TIL about the Canadian Rangers, a 5,000 strong wing of the Canadian military reserves made up mostly of First Nation personnel. They provide a military presence in the most remote Canadian regions, act as guides and scouts for the Army, and until 2018 were still issued WWII vintage rifles.
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TIL that odds of dying in a car accident are 1 in 5000. Odds of dying in a plane crash are 1 in 11 million. And even if you are involved in a plane crash, statistically you have a 76% chance of survival.
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TIL that original crosshairs in older firearms used ‘real’ hair or spiderweb