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TIL that Tsutomo Yamaguchi (the man who survived both atom bombs) traveled 180 miles home to return to work despite his intense injuries from the first bomb. When he arrived at work his boss didn’t believe that one bomb destroyed all of Hiroshima. Then the second bomb dropped on Nagasaki.

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E1wQ7 TIL that there is no physical description of Jesus Christ in the Bible. All current evidence and portrayals of his appearance are based on cultural settings, political settings and theological contexts.
W7vXo TIL that South College, a private for-profit college in the United States, has locations throughout the American South but is actually named after its current owner / chancellor. In 1989 it was acquired by businessman Stephen A. South.
GYgpg TIL in 2014, a stalker trespassed on Keanu Reeves' home. Keanu calmly talked to the stalker and called the police, who arrived and arrested her. Three days later, a second stalker made her way into his home, took a shower in his bathroom and swam naked in his pool.
X0OPE TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide.
XEmeD TIL about a couple of guys that stole highly radioactive material from an abandoned hospital (not knowing what it was), thought it was cool since it was glowing, sold it to people, who shared it with friends and family...and well, ended up killing 4 and contaminating 249.