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TIL The Racial Equality Proposal was a proposed Japanese amendment to the Treaty of Versailles demanding racial equality among citizens of the League of Nations. It received opposition from the US and Australia, and this rejection caused Japan to alienate and militarize leading up to WWII.

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lo0ea TIL that Arnold Schwarzenegger pays Warner Brothers $1 a year to borrow his Mr Freeze costume from Batman and Robin. Also, the lights on the costume last 9,000 hours.
x6POk TIL that the Great Vowel Shift in English is the reason why book and other words with long vowels is pronounced that way instead of It being pronounced “bo-uk”
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