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TIL of a village in northern Japan where it is believed Jesus Christ lived and died. He is said to have fled crucifixion and came to the village where he started a family and died at the age of 106.

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KYDaR TIL that the origin of the name of "Tank" for large armored vehicles was part of the British deception to keep them secret where they disclosed them to be simple mobile water tanks rather than a major new offensive weapon.
NQKe TIL Nikola Tesla would only stay in a hotel room if its number was divisible by 3.
5YMN8 TIL in 1968, a student at UPenn announced that a dog would be burned alive with napalm. Thousands turned up to protest, were handed a leaflet reading: Congratulations on your anti-napalm protest. You saved the life of a dog. Now, how about saving the lives of tens of thousands of people in Vietnam.
GYkGQ TIL the Wizard of Oz's real name is Oz Pinhead, or Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs
99vQ TIL George Washington feared the growing influence of political parties in the US. He thought that it would lead to “the alternate domination” of each party, taking revenge on each other in the form of reactionary political policies, and that it would eventually cause the North and South to split.