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TIL In Japan hospitals must be run as non-profit and be managed by physicians.

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xVGKg TIL that in 1940, on the way to their invasion or Ardennes, France, the massive German army got into a major traffic jam. French reconnaissance pilots spotted it and reported it to French High Command who promptly said "that can't be true" and ignored it. An aerial attack could have ended the war
AvOa TIL that “seaspeak” allows navigators around the world to communicate regardless of the mariner’s language.
epDwn TIL the Hindi/Sanskrit word that Ancient Indians (~5000 BCE) used and still use for "Study of Geography" and it is "Bhoo-Gol", literally "Bhoo" = Land or Earth and "Gol/Gola" = Round
MWa7 TIL the stars in the Brazilian flag represents the stars in the sky at the day and hour of its independence
kyP5 TIL all the roles in ‘Alien’ were written as unisex, able to be portrayed as male or female. Ripley only became a woman when Weaver was cast.