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TIL that 10% of Japan's population is now aged 80 or older

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NXZOJ TIL of Captain Bligh, who traveled 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) on a 23ft (7.0m) launch with eighteen of his loyal men after mutineers took over his ship, HMS Bounty.
QJ1AE TIL Chris Espinosa is Apple Inc.'s longest-serving employee, having held roles in documentation, marketing, engineering, and more. He's been working at Apple since 1976, which is over 45 years.
epQb4 TIL about an Iranian translator named Zabihollah Mansouri, who on one hand became Iran's most famous translator, but on the other hand became known for liberally adding his own content into translations to the point of making up entire books
Yadr TIL that in the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906, three men were caught alive on the roof of a hotel that was ablaze. Rather than see the men fall and be burned alive, a nearby military officer ordered his men to shoot them.
dxKZ TIL thirty Afghan interpreters and their 64 family members were granted a resettlement package in New Zealand amid fears they would be killed by the Taliban once Kiwi soldiers left Afghanistan. The Police Commissioner stated: “It’s now our turn to return the favour and be mates to you.”