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TIL there is an amusement park in Nara, originally created to mimic DisneyLand in the US. The Park is now abandoned and looks awesome!

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Oo7YR TIL Number 4 (四; accounting 肆; pinyin sì) is considered an unlucky number in Chinese because it is nearly homophonous to the word "death" (死 pinyin sǐ). Due to that, many numbered product lines skip the "4": e.g., Nokia cell phones (there is no series beginning with a 4), Palm PDAs, Canon PowerShot
R74vj TIL Alice Cooper has said he was inspired to write the song "School's Out" when answering the question, "What's the greatest three minutes of your life?" "If we can catch that three minutes in a song, it's going to be so big."
16b87 TIL the Cocos (Keeling) Islands were once ruled by a Scottish dynasty and considered a micronation. Established in the 19th century, they witnessed unique events, including the settlement of a White Rajah and a population largely brought against their will. Australia bought the islands the 1970s.
7rJDb TIL That there is a pro baseball player with the nickname "The Hewbrew Hammer", and he was found to be on PEDs.
lg0G TIL of Linda Weston who lured the mentally disabled into a makeshift dungeon where they were forced into prostitution and subject to starvation all while she collected their public benefits.