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TIL of the no-panties cafe in 1980s Japan. It's just like every cafe but the waitresses do not wear panties and wear short skirts.

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4VMX TIL that due to the advanced metallurgy of the ancient Chinese, some of the weapons held by the Terracotta Army (after 2,200 years underground) were still sharp, rust-free, and shiny once a thin oxide layer was removed.
W5b4 TIL The only Japanese person who survived titanic lost his job because he was known as a coward for not dying with everyone else.
klDW TIL of a British marine who threw himself on an enemy grenade in Afghanistan, walked away with a nosebleed and got himself the George Cross
a5xN TIL Both Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte played, and we’re beaten by a, chess robot. The robot toured the world, beating masters and novices alike. However, in reality it was just a man in a box.
LkYXp TIL a study of Europeans vs Sherpas during an Everest climb found Sherpa blood had less oxygen but used it more efficiently by burning less fat & more glucose (the opposite of Europeans). Plus Sherpas have thinner blood which put less strain on the heart, & more capillaries to deliver oxygen better.