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TIL Not even 20% of japanese people have passports!

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KRw4 TIL a US nuclear submarine that sank in deep water in 1968 is still resting at the bottom of the sea at a known location. Its nuclear reactor and nuclear weapons have never been recovered.
R50Z1 TIL that English speakers proposed abbreviating Coordinated Universal Time as CUT. French speakers proposed abbreviating it as TUC (for "temps universel coordonné"). Neither side got what they wanted, as the official abbreviation is "UTC".
GYgP4 TIL that when teens are taught that people have the potential to change their socially relevant traits over time, they tend to cope better with social stress, and end up earning better grades in school.
Z9L4 TIL that peeing after sex has never been shown in studies to reduce your chance of getting a bladder infection
dVpE TIL Teddy Roosevelt is the only person to have ever received both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Congressional Medal of Honor, the two highest nationally recognized honors for war and peace.