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TIL Bill Murray did his own version of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, which was called Where the Buffalo Roam in 1980.

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rRy8y TIL 15% of the population of Hong Kong (500,000) died in an influenza pandemic in 1968
ENpp TIL that the King family does not believe James Earl Ray was responsible for the assassination of MLK, and that King’s wife won a civil suit that implied government involvement.
pYwL8 TIL China has just one timezone (Beijing time) that covers the whole country. In the westernmost provinces, the sun may not rise until 10am or set until midnight. The border with Afghanistan is the greatest border time change in the world.
VnYm TIL Japan has an “untouchable” class, the Burakumin, which still faces discrimination in some areas to this day.
xVvV1 TIL Okinawans in Japan are the only human population to have a self-imposed habit of calorie restriction. They believe in eating until they are 80 percent full and has the world's highest proportion of centenarians