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TIL that 36% of young (16-19), Japanese males consider themselves to be “Herbivore Men,” meaning that they have no desire to ever seek out a sexual relationship with a person of either gender. The trend has had a striking impact on the Japanese birth rate.

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0y7p TIL that on September 4, 2008, the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice ruled that Wal-Mart de Mexico, the Mexican subsidiary of Wal-Mart, must cease paying its employees in part with vouchers redeemable only at Wal-Mart stores.
Wx0Y TIL a 17-year old was ejected from a plane upon crash and landed upright in his seat in the middle of a street. He was the only survivor.
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