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TIL Japan had machines that can type thousands of different letters using just one key

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KOEZw TIL Dasrath Manjhi spent 1960 to 1982 chiseling away at a mountain, without anyone assisting him, to create a new road which shortened the driving distance to his village by 40 km. He was motivated by the fact that his wife died from being unable to get to a hospital in time.
WkNP8 TIL that Godzilla was named an official citizen and tourism ambassador of Japan in 2015.
BgMry TIL Mosquitos are humanity's deadliest predators; they have the highest kill toll on humans each year, and it has been claimed that almost half of the people who have ever lived have died of mosquito-vectored disease
M7Xeb TIL about Frances Glessner Lee, Harvard Professor, considered the “Mother of forensic science.” As fresh crime scenes were difficult to get for study, she created dioramas of meticulous detail based on actual crimes. Including body position, blood splatter, etc. The dioramas are still in use today.
4MZb TIL that some roller coasters are recycled by selling them and moving them to other theme parks. This is partly because a reclaimed roller coaster can cost 80% less than a new one. One roller coaster, Tsunami, has been at 4 different theme parks since 1986.