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TIL The Diary of Anne Frank was actually most successful in Japan. The Japanese identified with her “as an important cultural figure who represented the destruction of youth during the war.”

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VMLGp TIL: Juul had to ban their products within their own office, resorting employees to use a tent for smoke or Juul breaks
VBYaG TIL that Black Genesis, the second book in L. Ron Hubbard's series Mission Earth, was one of five nominees for the 1987 Hugo Award for Best Novel. It came in 6th place, behind all four other nominees as well as "No Award."
neQeB TIL of the kangaroo mouse that lives in the Nevada desert. It can go its entire life without drinking as they can get all the fluid it needs from the seeds and grain it eats
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