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WkRnY TIL Kazuo Nagano, a fraudulent businessman, was assassinated in front of at least 30 press members. The two assassins announced their intentions beforehand and then slashed Nagano with Bayonets multiple times. The whole ordeal was broadcasted multiple times including much of the gore.
0wbYv TIL: the Giant Squid sees the world with Eyes the Size of Soccer Balls. They're at least 25 centimetres (10 inches) across, making them the largest eyes on the planet. Even the blue whale – the largest animal that has ever existed – has measly 11-centimetre-wide eyes.
GYwk7 TIL pop R&B duo Milli Vanilli topped the charts w/ three #1 hit singles on their debut album & won 1990 Best New Artist Grammy. But the Grammy was revoked & their fame collapsed when it was revealed, not only did they lip sync at concerts, but it wasn’t their voices on the album in the first place
VMB4Z TIL that young people who hold negative views on the elderly are more likely to age badly themselves
1a4pX TIL Japan's first prime minister, Ito Hirobumi- who was a great proponent of learning from/building ties with the West- ironically began his political career as the young samurai who burnt the British Legation in Tokyo in 1863. That same year, Japanese modernizers sent Ito to study in the London.