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TIL that prior to the US dropping the atomic bombs on Japan, the US military dropped 5 million leaflets warning citizens to evacuate major Japanese cities

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oRvB7 TIL Hollywood needed the support of the mob to make the film The Godfather. The Italian League insisted that if any mention of mafia or la cosa nostra was stricken from the script and proceeds donated from the movie’s premiere to the Italian League, they wouldn’t obstruct the filming.
j6eeQ TIL that the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, was directly influenced by Ken Kesey's experiences while working the graveyard shift at a mental health facility.
VMPbZ TIL - The Rabbit Effect - Phyiscal and verbal kindness and love is scientifically proven to improve health.
BY9x TIL of the process of rubber duck debugging. A process whereby you explain your code line by line to a rubber duck in the hope of finding the fault.
VM9b8 TIL of the kappa, a water imp in Japanese folklore famous for sneaking up peoples intestines through the anus in order to steal their livers and shirikodama, an organ believed to plug the anus; however, you can repel a kappa by farting at them.