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TIL: Hagoromo Bungu, a Japanese chalk and office supply company is famous among mathematicians for their product, Hagoromo Fulltouch Chalk, referred to as the Rolls-Royce of Chalk.

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VM6ZQ TIL of the book "Made in China 2025" the official plan of the People's Republic of China to takeover global advanced manufacturing by 2025, written in 2015
WkwYo TIL A penguin species that lived around 37m years ago was nearly 7 foot tall
WBd8 TIL the Mayor of Lake Worth, FL swam across the Lake Worth Lagoon in 1998 to raise awareness of how dirty it had become. After completing the swim, he spent three days in the hospital and nearly died.
Rnmw TIL there is a font specifically designed to help those with dyslexia, which “weighs down” letters to prevent them from moving around.
VM19Q TIL that at Jon Bon Jovi's restaurant, JBJ Soul Kitchen, you can pay for your meal with either a donation or one hour of volunteer work in the kitchen. In 2014, JBJ served 11,500 meals, and half of them were paid for with a donation, and the other half were paid for with volunteer work.