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TIL The Hong Kong Stock Exchange closes for an hour for lunch

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jG6E TIL Debbie Harry, who turns 70 on July 1, is considered the first rapper to chart at number one in the United States.
WAoY TIL there’s a skyscraper in Tokyo which tells you, using colored lights, whether you should bring an umbrella when you go outside.
Jvxv TIL ancient Persians would drink to excess after making an important decision and know that the decision was sound if they still felt the same way about it when intoxicated.
xV1Vb TIL that the Wensleydale Cheese Company came close to shutting down in 1990, and was only saved when Wallace, from “Wallace and Gromit,” named it his favorite brand. The show’s creator, Nick Park, didn’t even know of the company’s struggles, but after joining forces, cheese sales improved rapidly.
x6vQk TIL Americans are twice as likely to kill themselves than be killed by another person