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TIL one of Nintendo’s early business ventures was setting up “love hotel” chains, a short stay themed hotel, built for couples to engage in sexual activity privately.

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XmKX TIL - The word vegetarian, coined by the founders of the British Vegetarian Society in 1842, The original meaning of the word implies a balanced philosophical and moral sense of life, a lot more than just a diet of vegetables and fruits.
b9Km9 TIL in 2010 a group of friends fabricated an absurd case to bring on Jude Judy in order to get a free trip to LA and $1,500
4A8g TIL that Russian leaders take turns between being hairy and being bald, going back as far as 1825.
Xb6E TIL that when William Frantz Elementary School integrated in 1960, all but one teacher refused to teach while a black student was enrolled. Barbara Henry, 28, was the only one willing to teach six-year old Ruby Bridges as a class of one.
wLWaP TIL The European colonization of America caused a minor cooling of the world due to the decimation of the native population. An estimated 55 million native Americans died due to disease, famine and direct violence.