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TIL: Osaka Castle is the world's most loved building

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J1D7k TIL: In Pokemon, the reason Remoraid (a fish) evolves into Octillery (an octopus) can be understood by their Japanese names: Teppuo (gun fish) and Okutank (octopus tank). It's a revolver evolving into a tank.
Y7RZ7 TIL 18th century slaves escaped Jamaican plantations and created "Nanny Town", a village in the mountains said to be magically protected by their leader Granny Nanny
OZbR TIL that Pope Pius XII, who is often criticized for not speaking forcefully against Hitler, supervised a rescue network which saved 860,000 Jewish lives - more than all the international agencies combined.
oBAyA Today i learned that you can buy 13 metric tons of bread for 16,250 pounds in birmingham.
QJEpL TIL serial killers act similarly to bees. Serial killers commit crime near their home, but far enough to prevent arousing suspicion. Similarly, bees collect pollen near their hive, but far enough from predators. Scientists found algorithms from studying bee behaviour to catch felons