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TIL These Japanese beef croquettes are so popular there's a 30-year waitlist | CNN

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BrODK TIL Many of deities worshiped in Hinduism are worshipped in Japan too. They spread to Japan via Korean Peninsula. The mantras which are chanted in Sanskrit language are written in a different script called Siddham (Bonji). The ritual of Havan or Homa (called Goma in Japanese) is also prevalent.
0w5kj TIL that Apollo 12 was an exercise in precision landing targeting, and succeeded in landing within walking distance of the Surveyor-3 probe that was launched a few years earlier.
QN74d TIL the Bureau of Reclamation maintains a quick-reaction police force for the three dams the Bureau manages.
yXpX TIL Five officers once volunteered to stand directly under an exploding nuclear bomb. The only non-volunteer was the camera man.
OopGX TIL that the Ghostbusters no-ghost sign is flipped in Europe vs other parts of the world, because the "no" sign is in different directions in different parts of the world