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TIL Costco purposefully designed their store without signs to force people to wander through all the aisles and find things to buy.

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6EJPW TIL about the fictional South American country of "Poyais," created by scam artist Gregor MacGregor in 1821. He invented a diverse economy, a government, a history, a bustling capital city, and even set up embassies in European cities. He made millions scamming investors and enthusiastic immigrants.
wLwKo TIL that 93% of people who ever existed on this planet are now dead ,and about 50% of them were kiled by malaria.
9w7d6 TIL that 27 U.S. states are at least partially north of the southernmost part of Canada.
Bg8OW TIL about Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki, Japan; a theme park which recreates the Netherlands by displaying life-sized copies of old Dutch buildings.
M7NbK TIL about Hakuho Sho, the greatest sumo wrestler ever, with 45 championships, 16 undefeated championships, and 1187 wins. He held the coveted rank of yokozuna for 14 years and has the highest top division win ratio (84.6%) out of anyone in the modern era. He retired in 2021.