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TIL That the Japanese built an attraction park that is a replica of a Dutch city complete with famous landmarks costing $2,5 billion

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16a74 TIL of Stephan Bibrowski, better known as Lionel the lion-faced man due to the 8 inch long hair that covered his entire face. Stephan's mother gave him away at the age of 4 as she had witnessed a lion mauling her husband while she was pregnant with Stephan, and thus viewed him as an abomination.
J1XdB TIL in the US, background check rejections when buying firearms happen less than 1 percent of the time, Most states dont have waiting periods, And almost all allow concealed-carry in some form.
YQDd TIL: The oxytocin system develops during childhood, if that system doesn’t develop properly, you’re more prone to alcoholism and drug addiction as an adult.
l6AA TIL the Rhinoceros Party was a registered party in Canada during 1960s to 90s, led by Cornelius, a rhinoceros, and promised to repeal the law of gravity and change Canada’s currency to bubble gum, so it could be inflated or deflated at will.
D1Wdj Today I learned one particular toy army soldier was not depicting a berserk bayoneting but simply crossing a stream.