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TIL that around 90% of East Asian School Children are myopic.

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Lk9j0 TIL that the famous classic "Killing Me Softly" was written about singer/songwriter Don McLean of "American Pie" fame.
6MbW TIL of the “Mayonnaise Man.” A 25 year old Japanese man was arrested after squirting mayo on unsuspecting victims, 6 that authorities are aware of. When caught he said, “I’ve made no mistake.”
XEbaP TIL Ken Eto (衛藤 健 Etō Ken; October 19, 1919 – January 23, 2004), also known as Tokyo Joe, was a Japanese-American mobster with the Chicago Outfit and eventually an FBI informant. He survived a botched assassination, where he was shot three times in the head.
P1loe TIL KFC No Longer Serves Potato Wedges
D15ep TIL that in most Hollywood movies any scene involving an animal is monitored by the Humane Society to ensure no animals are actually harmed in the making of the film.