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TIL that the Japanese slaughtered 100,000 Filipinos before they were pushed out of Manila in WW2. Mass live burnings and mass "comfort" attacks were the standard.

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lGm5 TIL the United States incarcerates more of its youth than any other country in the world. Approximately 40% being in privatized for profit detention centers.
QJn6p TIL During the first SARS epidemic in 2002-2004, to help revive the economy Toronto hosted a concert called SARSstock which was attended by 500,000 people and headlined by The Rolling Stones , AC/DC, Justin Timberlake, Rush and others. It is the largest outdoor ticketed event in Canadian history
QJDY6 TIL that the terms "upper case" and "lower case" originated from the common layouts of drawers, called cases, used to hold movable type for letterpress printing. Capitol (or majuscule) letters were stored in the upper case; smaller (or minuscule) letters, in the lower case.
Q57e TIL that all even numbers (except 2) can be expressed as the sum of 2 prime numbers, a rule known as Goldbach’s Conjecture
9Y4QX TIL about Saturators. Saturators were popular in communist Russia. They would dispense sodas, water, carbonated juices, etc. However instead of cans, the drink was dispensed into a reusable glass tied to a chain which you had to wash before each use.