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TIL that bullet trains in Japan were designed in 1940 & included plans to extend to Beijing and even Singapore.

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kXW TIL that you is the formal version (like “Sie” in German or “lei” in Italien) and “thou” the informal version (like “Du” in German or “tu” in Italian). That makes English one of the most polite languages ever (repost after 2 years)
X0XRE TIL Abraham Lincoln once said "I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races"
Mem1a TIL To avoid using the German sounding name ‘hamburger’ during World War II, Americans used the name ‘Liberty Steak.’
694kl TIL that the first physician and scientist to cure cancer in humans, Min Chiu Li, was fired from the National Cancer Institute for how he treated his cancer patients. It was not until many years later that the Institute recognized Li’s scientific achievements.
KO0vQ TIL how Hamburg deals with drunk peeple peeing on walls: Hamburg walls use hydrophobic paint to pee back