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TIL a woman named Akiko Takakura survived the Hiroshima bombing while being only 300m away from the hypocenter

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4RKR TIL the individual U.S. federal income tax rate in the early 1960s for the highest incomes was 91%
VMy8G TIL in 1997 a series of Ponzi schemes run by the Albanian government collapsed. 2/3rds of the citizenry were invested. This lead to mass protests. And the formation of gangs, who took control of entire cities. These gangs siezed weapons from military bases, and started a full blown civil war.
RmZ9 TIL that apple seeds contain cyanide. Eating 20 apple cores will kill an adult, while eating less can result in paralysis, coma, and brain damage.
ZgQR TIL the first four canadian soldiers who lost their life in Afghanistan was due to a American F18 dropping a bomb on a training exercise in the belief that the Canadians were enemy soldiers.
Vl84 TIL The average Chinese private-sector worker earns about the same as a cleaner in Thailand