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TIL of the Japanese concept of “Wa”, in which all people strive to put the betterment of the overall society above that of the individual. It is considered an integral part of Japanese society.

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pYn6G TIL that Che Guevara was passioned about rugby, and he played it during his school years. In 1951 he also launched a rugby magazine Tackle, writing the whole thing himself
ANvg TIL that nearly every top McDonald’s monopoly prize from 1995-2000 was fraudulently won by a group of insiders
VBgaZ TIL honeybees can understand the concept of zero.
nr5d TIL that during WWII, a German and British aeroplane shot each other down in Norway, and the crew met and then helped each other survive. Two of them then visited each other several years after the war was over as friends.
RZ68 TIL that dung beetles can navigate when only the Milky Way or clusters of bright stars are visible and are the only insect known to orient itself by the galaxy!