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TIL Japanese Mass Suicides in WW2

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78w0O TIL that the Greek philosopher Herophilus named the coxxyx (human tail bone) after the beak of the cuckoo bird.
9Y1M TIL The Walt Disney Company makes about $1,110 per second.
xVaA0 TIL That to keep demand high across generations, Disney Studios carefully restrict the supply of some home release classics. They are locked away in the ‘vault' for 8-10 years before being released for a short unspecified time.
b9mv9 TIL that Alexei Leonov, the first human to perform a spacewalk, was unable to re-enter his craft due to his spacesuit inflating, creating immobility in his joints. He entered the airlock after depressurising the suit to critical safety levels.
N7wE1 TIL Rasputin's autopsy showed no signs of poisoning, no water in his lungs, and in-tact genitalia. He simply died from three bullet wounds and the popular story of his incredible survivability is likely completely inaccurate.