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TIL Russia still regularly produces and uses Asbestos products

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R79nl TIL Masayoshi Son, the 2nd richest man in Japan, holds the distinction of losing the most money in history. He lost approximately $70 BILLION in the dot-com bust of 2000.
KAwR TIL that nail polish is just car paint with ingredients added to make it less prone to cracking
l7VyB TIL Zhu Yuanzhang (1328) - orphaned peasant who begged as a Buddhist monk, rose from illiterate rebel soldier to founder of Ming Dynasty in 15 years. His empire grew to 160-200M people (30-35% of world population) with 25-30% of global GDP - rivaling Rome's peak.
4XRJ5 TIL that the US Army never gave the Native Americans smallpox infested blankets as a tool of genocide. The US did inflict countless atrocities against the natives, but the smallpox blankets story was fabricated by a University of Colorado professor.
gwRD TIL For a Japanese reality show a man was challenged to stay in an apartment alone with no clothes and hundreds of magazines to see if he could live off of sweepstakes winnings until he amounted one million yen in value. He was there for 335 days.