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TIL it is against the law to be obese in Japan

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wNP TIL that on July 4th, 1940 there were only 14 democracies remaining in the world. All other countries were dictatorships.
nGMo TIL half of the US population lives in 9 states (CA, TX, FL, NY, IL, PA, OH, GA, NC)
WjMB TIL Oil is cheaper than water in Venezuela.
d8Zx8 TIL During his childhood, Willie Nelson grew interested in martial arts. He ordered self-defense manuals on jujitsu and judo that he saw advertised in Batman and Superman comics. Nelson started to formally practice kung fu after he moved to Nashville, in the 1960s.
R7kD4 TIL that there is a prisoner in the UK named Robert Maudsley who has spent 40 years in solitary confinement. He killed one person and was put in prison and killed another 2 people while in prison. His cell is like the one in 'Silence of the Lambs' with Hannibal Lecter.