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TIL: In Japan, a kidnapper hid his victim for more than nine years in an apartment he shared with his mother.

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VBkA8 TIL of Georg Elser who spent a year planning the elaborate assassination of Hitler by hollowing out a pillar in a hall where he would speak and filling it with time bombs. Hitler left 13 minutes before the bombs went off; his flight was cancelled due to fog, so he started early to get a train.
5nJP TIL that of the six men pictured in the iconic “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” photograph, three died during the following battle
XAMr TIL the castle from the Rocky Horror Picture Show is now a hotel that you can spend the night in!
N7GN8 TIL Water is used in rice fields to prevent weeds. Rice doesn't actually need that much water, but since it can thrive in such conditions, whereas weeds cannot, it's a natural protection against them.
Zera TIL in 1986 the United Way released 1.5 million balloons in Cleveland as a publicity stunt. It clogged the land and waterways of NE Ohio, shut down an airport runway, and forced the Coast Guard to suspend a search and rescue of 2 men who ended up drowning.