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TIL despite sporting the same name and logo, Mitsubishi Pencil Co. (of Uni/Uni-ball fame) has never been a part of Mitsubishi Group.

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XERLE TIL That medieval European monks were required to maintain their tonsure (bald spot), and each monastery would usually hire or train a barber. Being skilled with razors, barbers would also perform surgical procedures for the monks. They would eventually be recognized as the first 'barber-surgeons'.
e0KL5 TIL of the 1804 Haiti massacre that was carried out against the remaining white population in Haiti by Haitian soldiers. Squads moved from house to house, torturing and killing entire families. These events polarized Southern U.S. public opinion on the question of the abolition of slavery.
VyG TIL Dan Aykroyd witnessed MIBs in an SUV while shooting a UFO special WHILE talking to Britney Spears on the phone. UFO special was then cancelled 2 hours later. (at 3:00)
BeMK TIL The 7-10 split is the third most difficult spare to pick up in bowling, not the first. The hardest spare to convert is the “Greek Church,” consisting of five remaining pins.
oRBrA TIL that while Queen Elizabeth II is titular head of the Commonwealth, and her designated successor is her son Charles, Prince of Wales, the title is not strictly speaking a hereditary one.