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TIL: France Once Tried Simplifying Time By Using A Decimal Clock, In Which There Are Only 10 Hours In A Day

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401J TIL Oranges are actually a hybrid fruit - It is a cross between a pomelo (75%) and a mandarin (25%)
wLeaW TIL that in 2006 Prince did a 'Willy Wonka' and made Universal hide 14 purple tickets—seven in the U.S. and seven internationally—inside his latest album, 3121. Fans who found a purple ticket were invited to attend a private performance at Prince's Los Angeles home.
Z8vgo TIL Rastafarians believe the former Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie is their God. They also believe that they will one day return to the promised land of Ethiopia to live in peace and freedom.
wLdk1 TIL- The US government had a secret operation called 'Project Eldest Son' during the Vietnam war. It involved leaving behind thousands of rounds of faulty ammo that would backfire in Vietcong AKs while also leaking fake documents that questioned quality control in Chinese munition factories.
KOrkw In 1965, a Japanese company called Yamasa Clock created a personal-fitness pedometer called the Manpo-kei, which means “10,000 steps meter.” The Japanese character for 10,000 looks almost like a person walking or running, which is likely how the gadget-maker landed on the name—and the number. It’s also an easy goal to remember, especially when accompanied by a sketch of a person who’s literally walking. But that benchmark wasn’t based on any scientific evidence. There's no magic number of steps that can ensure your heart health.