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TIL tipping (gratuity) is considered rude in Japan.

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pYyw4 TIL in 1862 John Langdon Down was the first to describe a distinct mental disability, calling it "Mongolism" due to his perception that children with it shared facial similarities. Now called Down Syndrome, was discovered in the 1950s to be caused by the presence a third copy of chromosome 21.
78EGb TIL Motorcycles in China are dictated by law to be decommissioned and destroyed in 13 years after registration regardless of the conditions
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R7Jea TIL the Hawaiian island of Kauai encourages tourists to check a dog out of shelters for a day as part of a field trip for dogs program. Having the dogs out and about gives them exercise and increases their chances of getting adopted by a local.