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TIL Seichi Junrei - a form of pilgrimage where fans of anime and related media visit real-world locations depicted in their favourite series, contributing to an increase in Japanese tourism

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QVAp TIL the day after the Burning of Washington D.C. by British troops in 1814, a possible hurricane put out the flames, followed by a tornado that forced the British back to their ships. It became known as the “Storm that Saved Washington.”
woEnW TIL: By 2100, China’s population will only be within the 700 million range.
NXrEe TIL in 1938 a Florida tour boat operator released a colony of rhesus monkeys in a state park to attract tourists. They now number over 200 and have been labeled a public health hazard by the CDC.
XEXPE TIL Stevie Ray Vaughan's signature '59 Stratocaster, Number One, aka "The Wife" was originally owned by Christopher Cross who traded it to a local music store because he wanted a guitar with a "beefier" sound.
b9lbp TIL of the JFK Records Act, an act that states that all government documents related to the Kennedy assassination be publicly disclosed on October 26 2017.