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TIL that, among many other things, Air Force General Curtis LeMay is credited as being one of the two people that are responsible for Judo surviving World War II. Martial Arts training was banned for the populace during the Occupation of Japan, but LeMay instituted it into USAF training regimen.

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M61V TIL the show Deadliest Catch negatively impacts the entire Bering Sea crabbing industry by artificially lowering the operating costs of the boats on the show due to their subsidy from Discovery, allowing them to undercut the competition
m10xp TIL of the curb cut effect, which describes the phenomenon of accessibility features designed for the disabled benefitting those without a disability. An example is many hearing people used closed captioning.
DwMJ TIL in March 1945 almost all the wealth stolen by the Nazis was found sealed in a Mine. There was so much gold, it took until 1998 before it was all redistributed.
9Yab6 TIL that back in 2800 B.C., cities in Pakistan had a form of plumbing for bathing and sanitization which would later become the influence for the modern day bathroom. & The earliest known bath tub dates back to 1700 B.C., found in the Palace of Knossos, in Crete.
7ELX TIL wasabi was originally eaten with sushi to kill bacteria and parasites in the fish. Now with better sanitary conditions it’s not needed and eaten just out of habit