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TIL that nearly all Japaneses school staff are trained to use a weapon called the Sasumata. It is a two pronged people catcher based off a medieval weapon of war that is used to immobilize intruders.

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4XKaX TIL that Stan Lee served in the military during World War II for three years after hearing about the attack in Pearl Harbor
06Vp TIL in 1999 chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov played The World in a game of chess that lasted over four months. Over 50,000 people from more than 75 countries participated in the game with moves being decided by majority vote. Garry ended up winning on turn 62 when 51% of The World decided to resign.
bZ6E TIL that the PlayStation arose from a cancelled collaboration between Nintendo and Sony to integrate a CD drive into the SNES
d8mJ8 TIL that Leslie Nielson, a legendary comedic actor, requested his grave's epitaph read "Let 'er rip" as a final and everlasting joke.
GYX85 TIL Gary Hart, a politician running for president in 1988, invited the media to follow him around after he was alleged to be a womanizer. He was quoted as saying, “Follow me around. I don't care. I'm serious.” Members of the media complied and he was caught having an affair 2 weeks later.