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TIL that 76% of Japan is Atheist

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ne7Wo TIL that over 2,500,000 Indians volunteered to fight in World War 2, making it the largest all-volunteer army in history.
MeQlW TIL Charlie from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was actually supposed to be black. According to Roald Dahl's wife, he changed it because his agent pressured him that a black protagonist might not appeal to potential buyers.
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