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TIL that one of Hayao Miyazaki's producers sent Harvey Weinstein a katana when Weinstein asked Princess Mononoke to be cut for its American Release

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1LPd TIL that in 2015 more people were killed from injuries caused by taking a selfie than by shark attacks
LQb00 TIL a young couple in Japan divorce and remarry each other every 3 years to take turns using their family names, all because they can't come into agreement on which last name to use.
YRQd TIL that despite working for the BBC as a broadcaster and dying as recently as 1950, there are no known recordings of George Orwell’s voice.
QNPYE TIL: In the religion of ancient Rome, a haruspex was a person trained in haruspicy, the divination practice of inspecting the entrails of sacrificed animals, particularly the livers of sheep and poultry. The reading of omens specifically from the liver is known by the Greek term hepatoscopy.
eGD TIL Amelia Earhart most likely survived her plane crash and lived for a short while as a castaway on a small island in the south Pacific.