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TIL that percentages are reversible

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kpG5 TIL when the Swedish secret police tried to quietly pressure an ISP to install its spying apparatus, the ISP secretly recorded the conversation and released it to the media instead of complying.
graML TIL that Militant Buddhist warrior monks were a major force during the warring states era of Japan with the ruler of kaga province being overthrown by them. They were only defeated when oda nobunaga waged a decade long war against them.
GYmyN TIL that descendants of the artist Diego Velazquez (1599-1660) include the current monarchs of Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands.
m1EAo TIL Sri Lankan businessman Merrill J. Fernando introduced Dilmah Tea in 1988 by phrasing it as "single-origin tea" going against the industry trend at the time. He also became a cultural icon in New Zealand in 1990 after starring in the “Do Try It!” campaign directed by a New Zealand agency.
Y7V5v TIL: According to a study from UW and reported by NPR, bad diets are responsible for more deaths than smoking. The study covered 195 countries and ranked their diet. Japan, France, Spain had heathier diets whereas US is ranked 43rd. 800 million eat too little, whereas 1.9billion eat too much.