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TIL that the majority of US sushi restaurants are supplied by a company started by the Moonies, a Korean cult. It is the same cult that caused the death of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.

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gr84W TIL: One of the largest charitable donations made by a lottery winner came from a man in Canada. Two years after his wife died from cancer, Tom Crist won the lotto and donated everything to organizations fighting the disease. Canada doesn't tax winnings, so Crist donated $40 million.
a8vpZ TIL A “pneumonia front” is a unique weather phenomena to the western Lake Michigan shore where temperatures can drop 20-40+ F in less than an hour.
697Yl TIL London is technically a forest
XE6OR TIL that street names follow a specific pattern. A Road connects two points. Street is a public way with buildings on both sides. Avenue is a public way often in a city, usually with trees or buildings on the side. Lane is a narrow road, often in a rural area, court ends in a circle or loop
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