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TIL Katana produced during Japans feudal period are far superior to any other sword to come out of the country at any other time.

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1adN4 TIL that the worlds rarest tree, Kaikōmako native to New Zealand, has been rescued from extinction after 40 years of trying to get the very last female tree in the world to fruit again
OoD5g TIL the US Coast Guard used to regularly receive phone calls and telegrams from concerned citizens, asking why they hadn't yet rescued the cast members of Gilligan's Island.
4kxPR TIL there was a heavily religious outlaw named Deacon Jim who lived as a hitman being contracted to kill at least 12 people until eventually he killed an ex-Deputy Marshall, but since he was most likely going to be acquitted for the murder he ended up getting lynched by the angry townsfolk.
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6kXZ TIL Mexican drug cartels reap $19 billion to $29 billion from U.S. drug sales alone.