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NNlb TIL that Mitsubishi’s total revenue is about 10% of Japan’s GDP
RpG4 TIL that Japan’s power grid is divided into two incompatible parts (50 vs. 60 Hz). This started in the 1890s, when Tokyo bought German generators while Osaka bought American ones.
P1xxZ TIL that for a while in the 2010s, you could rent the country of Liechtenstein on Airbnb for $70,000 a night. This included hanging out with the monarch, temporary currency, the ability to rename streets and a key to country.
DQJmr TIL the heroines of the first Vietnamese independence movement were two sisters, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, who led a rebellion (in 39-43 AD) against the Chinese Han-dynasty overlords and briefly established an autonomous state. They were finally defeated and committed suicide by drowning.
xPZB TIL that the President of Uruguay donates 90% of his salary to charity, lives in a farmhouse, and drives an ‘87 VW Beetle.