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TIL Raccoons invaded Japan originally, because they're cute! They are not native.

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j8yR TIL that UPS drivers that go 25 years without an accident get a bomber jacket, a special patch, and are inducted into the UPS “Circle of Honor.”
j65JM TIL When the 2007 APEC summit began, a prank show launched a prank to have an actor dressed as Bin Laden arrive in a fake motorcade. Despite having explicitly fake IDs and vehicle stickers, the prank had to be called off after they reached the front door of Bush's hotel without being stopped.
xVwGo TIL in most states of the US it is illegal to buy a car directly from the manufacturer. The sale must go through a car dealership. This car dealership system adds about 30% to the cost of the car.
WKno TIL of David Hahn, who at 17 years old attempted to build a nuclear reactor in his backyard, which at one point was emitting over 1000 times normal background radiation.
8eKpV TIL Albert Kahn revolutionized factory construction with reinforced concrete in 1903. By 1929, his firm trained Russian architects, and by 1937 he had designed 19% of U.S. industrial factories. As of 2020, about 60 of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.