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TIL: Kazuo Taoka is known as the "Japanese Godfather". He was an orphan who acquired the nickname "Kuma" for his signature attack of clawing eyes. He realized back alley work was high risk low reward, so he founded a legitimate yakuza cargo hauling biz which grew his yakuza to 10,000 members.

GA9MQ TIL: That in Southern India the elderly are regularly killed by their families using coconut water. The practice is called Thalaikoothal.
W76xA TIL that Jerry Springer was once mayor of Cincinnati, OH.
KOa0w TIL NASCAR had a shot at the 24 Hours Of Le Mans during the 1976 run
VB4eB TIL that seaweeds are not plants.
BO0b TIL that QR codes have been popping up in cemeteries. When you scan a code on a gravestone, you can read an obituary and see photos of the deceased.