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TIL dancing in clubs after midnight is illegal in Japan

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7880X TIL the first modern chain letter was written in the 18th century, with predecessors to the modern chain letter existing as far back as the 9th century
nYdo TIL… In 1954 the CIA deposed a democratically elected Guatemalan president and replaced him with a dictator to save investments in a banana company.
16QN4 TIL during a 2016 expedition to find the Loch Ness Monster, a 30-ft model of the Monster was discovered at the bottom of Loch Ness - a lost prop from the 1970 film 'The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes'.
RonQ TIL King Charles II (Charles the Bad) was unable to move, so his doctors ordered him wrapped in linen that had been soaked in brandy. A servant, instead of cutting the thread on the end, used a candle to burn it, and set him ablaze.
glGD TIL that one of the most sacred shrines in Japan is torn down and rebuilt every 20 years. This has been going on for over 1,000 years, and some records indicate it may have started 2,000 years ago.