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TIL Ivan is just the Slavic variant of the name “John”

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d8o78 TIL that one of the most treasured possessions of late Japanese Emperor Hirohito wasn’t made of precious metals, or even from Japan. It was a Mickey Mouse quartz watch. Given to him while visiting the US in 1975, where he insisted on visiting Disney Land. When he died in 1989 he was buried with it.
wV7o TIL there’s a website/app that calls customer service for you, navigates the phone tree, waits on hold, and rings your phone only when a rep is available. They have an expanding directory of over 3,000 companies. And it’s free.
WkO7B TIL in 2013 Van Damme did an ad for Volvo where he stood on the mirrors of two trucks that slowly backed up and got farther apart, leading to him doing a split. The stunt was done in one take.
bXgN TIL It is estimated that old-growth redwood forest once covered close to 2,000,000 acres (8,100 km2) of coastal northern California. 96% of all old-growth redwoods have been logged.
VM7yp TIL Tesgüino is a type of beer sacred to the native Tarahumara people of Mexico; they spend "at least 100 days per year directly concerned with [it]and much of this time under its influence or aftereffects."