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TIL that traditional Japanese sword forging techniques produced a uniquely layered steel microstructure that was key to the legendary balance of sharpness and resilience in samurai swords

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9GVQ TIL that in 1866 two separate entrepreneurs started competing milk companies in Switzerland. By 1905, when both men were dead, the two companies merged to become Nestle.
Rrm6 TIL a man in Australia has a unique antibody in his blood and his donations have helped save over 2 million babies
7rD7 TIL Steve Carell supported the 2007 WGA strike and called in sick to the network “ citing the case of enlarged balls as to why he couldn’t come in.”
0D7N TIL that during the Japanese invasion of China, two soldiers challenged each other to kill 100 people using only a sword. Since both surpassed 100 in the heat of battle without a clear winner, they decided to raise the challenge to 150 people.
xwXb TIL that the extra years on sentencing beyond death (e.g. “life without parole plus 1,000 years”) is both a symbolic way for a judge to condemn someone as truly guilty and console a victim, as well as a practical way to make it more difficult for someone to get out prison