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TIL: Jesus is the most mentioned person in the Quaran

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Wkj7B TIL the Japanese Shinkansen train network opened in 1964 and consists of 1,717 miles of track with trains reaching 200 MPH or 320 KM/H. Over the Shinkansen’s 50 year history there have been over 5.6 billion riders & not a single death or injury due to accident.
Ywwv TIL the “bagel” button on the toaster not only increases the time, but increases the heat of the inner elements, and decreases the heat of the outer elements.
dnnK TIL the 4 of july, 1946 was the Independence day from the United States of America for the Philippines.
X0wkD TIL Newsstand sales account for a small percentage of National Geographic magazine’s monthly circulation. It is only available to subscribers now and stopped appearing on newsstands in 2023 as part of cutbacks
wLrN6 TIL that during WW2 Japanese people were fully convinced that American soldiers were devils that 'devoured women and babies'; so they jumped off cliffs to kill themselves and avoid being captured.