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TIL Instead of donating money to the New York Food Bank, Toyota offered “kaizen”, a Japanese word meaning “continuous improvement”. Toyota sent its engineers to the soup kitchen and reduced wait time from 90 to 18 minutes.

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l9oA TIL there is a fish that causes hallucinations when eaten. In 2006, two men ingested it at a Mediterranean restaurant and began to experience numerous hallucinogenic effects. These hallucinations were described as frightening, and have occurred minutes after the fish was ingested and lasted 36 hours
KYmeJ TIL Western Union was involved in the recovery of bodies after the Titanic sank. The CS Minia, a cable laying ship owned by Western Union was one of 4 ships sent to recover the dead.
4XOOR TIL about Hiroshima survivors Reverend Tanimoto and Dr. Sasaki. Tanimoto ran for 7 miles through Hiroshima helping people, and then rowed them across the river to safety. Sasaki was one of 6 doctors who treated the 10,000 patients swarming the Red Cross Hospital. He slept for 1 hour in 3 days.
GAR1E TIL that Wilson Phillips is the offspring of two super groups in American folk music, featuring kids of Brian Wilson, of Beach Boys fame, and daughter of one of the couples from Mamas and Papas.
kOMMm TIL of Stan Reynolds, a WW2 Vet, Business man, collector, and aviation enthusiast. He had collected 2,000 cars, 1,100 tractors, 500 trucks, 200 steam engines, 800 stationary engines and many more. Eventually donating $11.5 million worth of artifacts to create the Reynolds-Alberta Museum.