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TIL that Godzilla was named an official citizen and tourism ambassador of Japan in 2015.

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wLeZW TIL Stephen Hawking was rumored to run over the toes of people he didn't like with his wheelchair. Hawking denied it saying "A malicious rumor. I'll run over anyone who repeats it".
woDaP TIL of the Dugway sheep incident. March 13, 1968 A military jet leaked nerve agent over Utah's Skull Valley where it killed 6,000 sheep. It took 30 years for the military to admit it happened.
XpNE TIL Mary Anderson, inventor of the modern windscreen wiper was told “we do not consider it to be of such commercial value as would warrant our undertaking its sale”, when she tried to sell her patent. Many company’s went on to implement her device after her patent was expired.
O0k1 TIL there is something called the 1% rule: 99% of people online lurk while only 1% actively upload content.
lwA TIL that Birds are capable of seeing a 4th primary color (in the ultraviolet spectrum) totally invisible to humans. It allows them to see a both a totally different fundamental color, and all derivatives obtained by mixing it with the other three primary colors. The color Shmurple does exist.