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TIL United States Chamber of Commerce is not a government agency but a conservative lobbyist group.

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BrbpL TIL The identity of the Creator of the popular Manga/Anime, Death Note, is closely guarded secret. Tsugumi Ohba is the creator's Pen Name.
Rr5j TIL A suicidal painter was saved from death 3 times by the same “mysterious” monk. Nobody knew who the monk was; the painter didn’t even know the monk’s name.
awORM TIL that workers on Antarctica are starting to develop an accent. The way the Antarctic “winterers” are together for several months is similar to a colonial settlement: there's no access to/from Antarctica in winter and they're in regular (spoken) contact with each other.
Y7Jkd TIL obesity was associated with $1,861 excess yearly health costs per person, accounting for $172.74 billion in annual extra costs
b9X1a TIL about the Butt Hole Road, the former name of a street in England. Residents living on the street experienced issues with their address, as they were refused services due to the name and were the target of pranks. The residents raised funds, got local approval and had its name changed in 2009.