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TIL that the founder of Nidec Corporation, Shigenobu Nagamori, has his own manga named "Man Hotter than the Sun"

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xdx5 TIL that there is a cryptic organization called Cicada 3301 that posts challenging puzzles and games online, possibly to recruit codebreakers and linguists.
9Ya6p TIL PEZ Candy was invented in Vienna, Austria by Eduard Haas III as an alternative to smoking.
b6Dka TIL that José Feliciano, writer and performer of Christmas hit "Feliz Navidad", was born blind
njwP TIL that the Titanic is the only ocean liner to ever be sunk by an iceberg.
epd8L TIL Glyphosate exposure appears to have negative effects on tight junction proteins and intestinal barrier function AKA "Leaky Gut" - More evidence of the non-target effects of Roundup on the mammalian gut microbiome.