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TIL During WWII, Major Hajime Fuji, a training instructor, presented his petition to serve as a kamikaze pilot written in blood; his wife drowned herself and their children so that he should have no conflicting ties.

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WEvo TIL that many of Denny’s restaurants were built without locks, which was problematic when they decided to close for Christmas.
LMDr TIL James Doohan (Star Trek’s Scotty) saved a fan from suicide. After receiving a suicide note, he convinced her to attend his next convention appearance. Later he discovered his encouragement had not only saved her life, but also inspired her to go back to school and become an electronics engineer.
R7LW7 TIL when a woman accidentally dropped her $4000 engagement ring in the cup of a street beggar, he did not sell it and instead returned it to her. In return, the woman raised $190,000 for him.
rRLpx TIL the videocassette is credited for having ended the "Golden Age of Porn", as the rise of home video pornography in the 80s led to the genre becoming more low-budget and gratuitous.
rRGae TIL Bayer sold HIV and Hepatitis C contaminated blood products that caused up to 10,000 people in the US alone infected to HIV. After they found out the drug was contaminated, they pulled it off the US market and sold it to countries in Asia and Latin America so that they could still make money.