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TIL that Hamilton, the capital of Bermuda, is the city with the highest cost of living in the world. The cost of living is 47.42% higher than New York City.

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8aELb TIL The shrine buildings at Ise, Shinto’s holiest site, are torn down & rebuilt every 20yrs in line with the belief in the impermanence of all things & as a way to pass building techniques across generations. The buildings have existed for ~1300yrs; the 63rd rebuilding occurs in 2033.
wWr6 TIL Tara Strong, voice actress on Powerpuff Girls, Rugrats, Teen Titans, Hello Kitty, Ultimate Spider Man, Princess Mononoke, and many more, was given a visa into the US as an “Alien of Extraordinary Ability.”
MeoKB TIL about a Chinese businessman who hired a hitman,who hired a hitman,who hired a hitman,who hired a hitman,who hired a hitman. All six men were convicted of murder.
xMO7 TIL there is still a wild jaguar living in southern Arizona.
7rWYb TIL that the 2003 Cat In The Hat movie was so bad that Dr Seuss’s widow specifically said that she wouldn’t allow any more live action adaptations of his work.