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TIL less than 20% of Japanese people have passports
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TIL Angels Landing is a 1,488 ft tall rock formation in Zion National Park in Utah. It is an unique fin-like mountain formation that juts out to the center of the main canyon. A trail cut into solid rock in 1926 leads to the top of Angels Landing and provides panoramic view of Zion Canyon.
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TIL The airport code for San Carlos Airport, the nearest airport to Oracle Headquarters, has the code “SQL”
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TIL that 10,000 years ago Lions were the second most widespread land mammal, after humans. They existed across Africa, Eurasia and America.
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TIL London Underground workers gained concessions from management through a 'piss strike,' meaning they followed safety rules so exactly that workers going to the toilet one after the other essentially shut down any work being done.
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TIL when Johnny Watson released his song “Space Guitar” in 1954, the song received a puzzled "??" instead of a numeric rating by Billboard. Today, the song is recognized as a groundbreaking achievement, which inspired musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Bo Diddley, and many more.