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TIL: If you commit suicide in Japan by jumping onto an oncoming train or killing yourself in an apartment building, the train or building company can/will sue your family for clean up fees, loss of income and negative publicity brought on by your suicide.

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9p8Q TIL Uri Geller tried to sue Pokemon because he thought Kadabra was a Pokemon version of him and he was afraid that it would give the public bad ideas about Psychics and Spoon-Bending. He asked for nearly $100 million.
wYmP TIL 23yo Rachel Hoffman was caught with marijuana during a traffic stop. Police pressured her into becoming an informant for lesser charges. Wearing a wire she was told to buy drugs and a gun. The police lost track of her and she was robbed and executed. Her body wasn’t found until two days later
9YrWB TIL that Sunflowers are used to assist in clean up after a nuclear disaster. They are known as hyperaccumulators because they are capable of absorbing toxic heavy metals from the ground and have been planted at both Chernobyl and Fukushima to aid in soil restoration.
1agdV TIL that the last surviving soldier from WWI lived until the age of 111 years, 1 month, 1 week, and 1 day
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