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TIL That there’s an organization of 200 plus millionaires that formed a political group that actively pushes for political equality regardless of wealth, higher wages for workers and tries to get the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes.

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j6Vv TIL Globs of white blood cells rained down upon a town in washinton causing residents to fall ill.
G44Q TIL Ken Kesey (Author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) volunteered for MKUltra experiments involving LSD and other psychedelic drugs as a student, and inspired him to promote the drug outside of the experiments, which influenced the early development of hippie culture.
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.
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v1xZr TIL there is a museum in Japan that showcases various uniquely shaped naturally formed rocks with faces on them.