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TIL that at its real estate bubble peak Tokyo's total real estate value was priced more than the entire USA landmass

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XaPr TIL of Bass Reeves. He was born into slavery, became one of the first black Deputy U.S. Marshals, arrested over 3000 felons, and may have been the inspiration for the character ‘The Lone Ranger’.
LkLr0 TIL that Las Vegas as we know it is not actually part of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas strip that is world famous was started as an unincorporated territory, and remains so to this day under the official name of Paradise, Nevada.
e07PJ TIL Sun Tzu had to train the king's concubines as soldiers, so he chose 2 as captains & gave an order, but they all just giggled. He ordered the captains' death, to the king's protests. Sun Tzu said he had to complete his mission. The captains were killed & the squads then performed perfectly.
ADmwg TIL that Charles Babbage, known for inventing the first mechanical computer, was also the inventor of the cow-catcher.
b6rnp TIL Senator John Edwards of NC, USA cheated on his wife and had a child with another woman. He tried to deny it but eventually caved and admitted his mistake. He used campaign funds and was indicted by a grand jury. His life story inspired the show "The Good Wife" by Robert & Michelle King