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TIL it is against the law to be obese in Japan

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graG7 TIL A "boneappletea" moment like "escape goat" or "all intensive purposes" is actually called an Eggcorn.
OGZX Today I learned a Russian woman came to American in escape of military conscription as result of WW1, started a furniture business with $500 savings, and turned it into the largest home furnishing store in North America. She worked until 103 yr old, and she could neither read or write.
EgEd7 TIL 41 years ago, today, 3 people died on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983); under the negligent direction of John Landis, after he ordered a helicopter's tail-rotor directly over staged FX explosives. Bringing down the copter, decapitating two and crushing the other to death.
Br5rb TIL that Roman Emperor Nero during gladiatorial fights looked at the arena through a concave emerald to eliminate the glare of the sun and his nearsightedness. Those may have been the first sunglasses in history.
aldb TIL Kal Penn (Kumar from Harold & Kumar) who currently plays the White House Press Secretary on Designated Survivor was the actual Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement.