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TIL that over 65000 Japanese people are a 100 years of age or older.

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jNErM TIL of Jim Shooter, a Comic Book writer who started writing comics at the age of 13 and sent them in to DC comics. The head of DC liked them so much that he immediately commissioned Shooter to write Superman stories. Shooter got a regular position at 14, working to support his struggling parents.
ZpewG TIL Sinéad O’Connor's was a victim of the Catholic Church's Magdalene Laundries
oyNo TIL that there really is such a thing as Headlight fluid. AKA Water for a Calcium Carbide Lamp.
9YevM TIL that lower-status individuals use more jargon when communicating. The behavior is described by scientists as "linguistic overcompensation ".
awRpM TIL: You’re not allowed to visit the isle of Komodo if you’re on your period as it can attract dragons