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TIL: that backspace is the third most used button on the keyboard

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dpbB TIL that according to a Japanese legend, Jesus escaped persecution from the cross and fled to Japan where he became a rice farmer and raised a family until his death.
ADA5n TIL that when Queen Elizabeth got married in 1947, she had to save up post-war clothing ration coupons to pay for her wedding dress.
1aDyd TIL Emotional support insects are a thing and got banned by American Airlines
9Yjkp TIL Veronica Roth, author of the 'Divergent' trilogy, wrote her 1st book in her senior year at Northwestern University. Her career took off with the publishing rights sold before she even graduated college & the film rights sold before the novels were even printed.
4kXyN TIL that owls have lopsided ears. The asymmetrical design allows them to pinpoint sounds more accurately in 3D space.