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TIL You must carry a gas mask at all times if you want to live in Miyakejima, Japan

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dDyXK TIL Giorgio Moroder (Daft Punk collaborator) once released an album with Michael Holm titled Spinach, whose cover art featured a nude woman covered in the titular vegetable.
GYbp5 TIL: In 1963, an "England vs the rest of the world" football match was held in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of association football. England won 2-1.
p8NLO Today I learned that the term "NSFW" was invented to prevent British school kids from seeing things they are not supposed to be exposed to.
WyEB TIL that famous philosopher Bertrand Russell contemplated suicide as a teenager but chose against it because he wanted to learn more about mathematics.
9YBBD TIL about the botched execution of William Williams. The sheriff miscalculated the length of the rope, resulting in Williams hitting the floor, 3 deputies held his body up by the rope for over 14 minutes, he died of strangulation. The state of Minnesota abolished capital punishment right after.