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TIL the Average Costco customer makes six figures

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4knlb TIL that before the invention of erasers, writers and draftsmen used to use bread crumbs to erase mistakes.
jNOja TIL that the japanese army commited such horrible war crimes during WW2, that a nazi (John Rabe) is regarded as the chinese Oscar Schindler for saving up to 250'000 people from being killed
v1BMD TIL that Queen Elizabeth of United Kingdom (then princess), joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) as a mechanic and a driver in 1945 and became the first female member of the Royal family to become an active full-time member of the armed services.
kOGad TIL the world record for the loudest thing ever shouted belongs to an Irish female teacher who shouted the word “quiet” at 121 decibels, the equivalent of a jet engine.
BMGK TIL that Space Invaders was so popular it created a shortage of 100 yen coins in Japan, forcing the government to mint more.