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TIL Brazil has the biggest Japanese community outside of Japan.

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V6aD TIL David Bowie performed at the Berlin Wall, while East Germans gathered to listen behind. “And we would hear them cheering and singing along from the other side. God, even now I get choked up. It was breaking my heart. I’d never done anything like that in my life, and I guess I never will again.”
WRB9 TIL When Kevin Spacey was asked on why he is so secretive about his private life he stated, “The less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I am that character on screen. It allows an audience to come into a movie theatre and believe I am that person”.
9YkMG TIL in 2015 Ireland accidentally legalised ecstasy, ketamine, magic mushrooms and all other class A drugs for 24 hours as it’s 1977 Misuse of Drugs act was found to be unconstitutional
M7Pwa TIL: After Hurricane Katrina, the first strip reopened after only 3 weeks to entertain first responders and waved the cover charge. The manager said reopening was a public service. Drinks were $3 and a lap dance was $1.
6nWm TIL that in the Great Depression in the 1930’s, Canada had zero bank failures compared to over 9,000 failed banks in the USA.