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TIL the average house in Japan depreciates to almost ¥0 after 25 years.

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8ew9a TIL that the 9 occurrences of the word "unicorn" in the Bible KJV are perhaps a case of translation struggling to stay true to the original. The term "unicorn" in the Bible KJV is a translation of the Hebrew word "re'em", which actually means "wild ox."
WkGwA TIL about United States of Greater Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand plan for federalization of his empire
Axgd TIL that sailors wore gold ear-rings because the value was enough to bury you in a foreign country.
NXe01 TIL that the Ford Pinto’s 4 cylinder engine was used in various other Ford models and was in production until 2001, long after the Pinto itself was discontinued
nlN9 TIL in 1944 by a huge coincidence ,a crossword puzzle was printed with answers all containing D-Day operation “code names”, which sent MI-5 into a panic thinking their invasion plans had been discovered.