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TIL that over 60% of modern Japanese vocabulary is borrowed from Middle Chinese.

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nAx9 TIL: That you need 60 votes in the Senate to confirm a Supreme Court Justice. But only 50 votes to change the rule to make only 51 votes necessary to confirm a Supreme Court Justice.
x6MED TIL about ZZZZ Best, a carpet-cleaning company founded by a 16 year old boy that went public and reached a valuation of $280 million. It was exposed as a Ponzi scheme after a homemaker was overcharged a few hundred dollars and ZZZZ Best ignored her requests to be paid back.
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