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TIL that nuclear bomb survivors in Japan (Hibakusha) were extremely societally discriminated against when searching a spouse or a job, due to the public considering them contagious or “damaged”.

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eNln TIL the most number of decimal places of pi memorised is 70,000, by Rajveer Meena. It took him 10 hours to recite it all, blindfolded.
e08g5 TIL when Eva Peron died at 33, her body was embalmed and put on display. After a military coup it was lost for 16 years, until it was found in Italy and returned to her husband who kept it in his dining room. Upon his death, both corpses were displayed together briefly before finally being buried.
A94o TIL there are two 1993 pornographic parody films of the Super Mario Bros. video games, titled ‘Super Hornio Brothers’ I & II. In order to halt their distribution, Nintendo purchased the rights to the series, making it the family-friendly company’s first foray into the adult film industry.
B7LK TIL that the sabre-tooth squirrel featured in the 2002 film Ice Age was fictional… until a real one was discovered in 2011.
0dAlL TIL that the Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that landowners were not liable after a man who was driving a vehicle slid on black ice, crashed into their fortified mailbox, and became paralyzed.