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TIL The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family’s 400 year old sword in apology

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8ao0V TIL: Ancient Athenians had ‘ostracism’ elections in which everyone voted for the most hated citizen. That citizen would then be banished for 10 years.
9VO6 TIL In 1994, Aerosmith became the first major band to premiere a new song on the Internet. Over 10,000 CompuServe subscribers download the free track “Head First” within its first eight days of availability.
oRxDK TIL That the Last Emperor of China was, after being deposed, forced to work as a street sweeper in Beijing. On his first day, he got lost and asked for help by telling strangers “I'm Puyi, the last Emperor of the Qing dynasty. I'm staying with relatives and can't find my way home”
Wk07N TIL that, if he hadn't died, the original head writer for the Pokemon anime was going to end the series with Ash as an old man in the real world, and all his adventures being imaginary.
d8x88 TIL Montreal's mayor declared in '76 that "the Olympics can no more have a financial deficit than a man can have a baby." The city actually took 30 years to then pay off the debt.