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TIL that the founder of Mitsubishi was an actual Samurai.

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e0ErE TIL in 2017 Glastonbury Festival had to add pineapples to their list of contraband following the success of Glass Animals and their song Pork Soda, which contained the lyric "Pineapples are in my head" and caused fans to bring the fruit to live performances en masse
jyon TIL 10,000+ toddlers age 2-3 are being prescribed Ritalin and Adderall to treat behavioral disorder
PYM0O TIL that black slaves trying to flee from captivity were in 1851 actually hypothesized to be mentally ill
rRgjW TIL how those Banner Airplanes work. They don't land with the banner, instead they drop them off to a crew standing by and They don't take-off with the banner but have a hook to grab it with mid-air.
PddO TIL that sarcasm is not only possibly indicative of one’s cognitive ability, capacity for abstract thought, and increased creativity, but it also increases creativity in the recipients of the sarcastic remarks.