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TIL Jet Li's Once upon a time in China and Jackie Chan's Drunken Master are just 2 of over over 100 films and TV series made about a real martial artist, Wong Fei-Hung.

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KOrkw In 1965, a Japanese company called Yamasa Clock created a personal-fitness pedometer called the Manpo-kei, which means “10,000 steps meter.” The Japanese character for 10,000 looks almost like a person walking or running, which is likely how the gadget-maker landed on the name—and the number. It’s also an easy goal to remember, especially when accompanied by a sketch of a person who’s literally walking. But that benchmark wasn’t based on any scientific evidence. There's no magic number of steps that can ensure your heart health.
b9Pb7 TIL: The word "Antifragile"—it describes systems that increase in capability to thrive as a result of stressors, shocks, volatility, noise, mistakes, faults, attacks, or failures; fundamentally different from resiliency (recovering from failure) and robustness (resisting failure).
KQYw TIL Leó Szilárd, physicist directly responsible for the creation of the Manhattan Project, wanted to have a test explosion that could be witnessed by Japanese observers for them to surrender while sparing lives
v1GKB TIL about Nin-Kasi, the Beer Goddess. One of the oldest known Gods who was worshipped for 550 years from 2900BC. Prophets would get wasted in her honor to trigger states of ecstasy in which they would prophecy.
1jJV TIL a 4,500 yo Construction Logbook of the Great Pyramid was Found in 2013. It reports on the making and shipping of limestone blocks and the everyday life of workers.