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TIL an american dentist inscribed the words "Remember Pearl Harbor" secretly in morse code inside the dentures of former Japanese PM Gen. Hideki Tojo who ordered the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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lo5lG TIL Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784 CE. The Nara Period produced some of the most important temples still in use today, including at Todaiji, the largest wooden building in the world at that time, which still houses the largest bronze statue of Buddha ever made
9wpW7 TIL Olivia Newton-John was the granddaughter of Nobel award winning physicist Max Born, one of the fathers of quantum mechanics.
dBPZ TIL that to become a British Citizen, you must first be familiar with sketch comedy legends, Monty Python
jNRmv TIL the city of Nottingham, UK, named a tram after a locally born actress, Vicky McClure. On her maiden trip on the tram, she was ejected for fare evasion. Having been offered a free ride, she did not have a ticket.
PBpG TIL that Samuel L. Jackson has only ever been nominated for an Oscar once (for Pulp Fiction).