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TIL The Japanese are descendants of ancient Koreans
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TIL there are an estimated 7 northern white rhinoceros left in the world.
OoeRa
TIL that some countries are measuring the happiness of their people instead of economic success as a measure of how well the country is doing.
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TIL that Leon Trotsky, a central figure of the Soviet Union, frequented a Jewish dairy restaurant in the Bronx but refused to tip as a matter of principle. This led to one incident where the waiters intentionally spilled hot soup on him.
mDAx
TIL that Frank Sinatra carried a roll of dimes until the day he died, and was buried with a roll of dimes because he was scared of running out of change when talking to his son’s kidnappers on the pay phone.
awAAN
TIL Raccoons in an experiment were able to open 11 of 13 locks in fewer than 10 tries and had no problems repeating the action when the locks were rearranged or turned upside down. They could also remember the solutions to tasks for 3 years.