› added 1 year ago

129

TIL: The fall of the Yakuza has led to a power vacuum in Japan and has started the rise of more dangerous, less honorable gangs. In the past, adult hoodlums would join the Yakuza, now they become hangure and join gangs such as the Kanto Rengo and generally engage in IT crimes and Adult entertainment

Read more nippon.com

via reddit.com

JMDQ TIL When Tupac Shakur misbehaved as a child, his mother Afeni would make her son read The New York Times as punishment.
WkrE4 TIL Mercury is actually closer to Earth than Venus and Mars (mostly). And same applies to the sun and all planets in the Solar System.
07Wp TIL that the SR 71 design could actually go to mach 6 speeds if it wasn’t for the material melting past mach 3.3
JYrwB TIL That the US Virgin Islands is the only US jurisdiction that drives on the lefthand side of the road.
jmjQ TIL - Pepsi made a biodegradable chip bag that was so loud people complained until it was no longer used. This chip bag ranked in at 95dB (about as loud as a subway train)