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TIL: That the Yakuza has been distributing sweets to local children at Halloween since 2013 in the city of Kobe.

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5K5k TIL a company named LifeStylePets sold a new exclusive cat breed for $100,000 but a DNA-test proved they were reselling cheaper cats for extreme amounts
Xml6 TIL the Aral Sea, once the 4th largest lake in the world, has been steadily shrinking since the 1960’s. It’s now 1/10th the original size. Nearly 90% of the water has now given way to sandy desert with wrecks of beached boats dotting the surface.
E15NW TIL that during the cold war, both the United States and the USSR had designated 'Signal Cities' in the opposing countries that, in the event of an escalation of hostilities, would be nuked to indicate strong resolve. It was called 'nuclear signaling'. Kiev and Boston were the cities.
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