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TIL Japan has the highest rate of cremation in the world, at approximately 99.9%.

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NM1b TIL Student debt in America now exceeds $1 Trillion.. that is even greater than the nation’s credit card debt!
p0b TIL Clark Gable nearly boycotted the Atlanta premiere of Gone with the Wind because his African-American co-star Hattie McDaniel was not allowed to attend
ANLen TIL about the most influential PE coach in American pop culture- Leonard Skinner, who became the namesake for Lynyrd Skynyrd after he sent several band members to the principal’s office for wearing their hair too long.
OGy5g TIL that because of the US Airways aircraft incident on the Hudson River (portrayed in the movie "Sully") 70,000 Canada geese have been intentionally killed in 17 different locations around New York City to prevent further complications with flights.
bZVj TIL that after the success of the song “Barbie Girl”, toy-maker Mattell filed a lawsuit against Aqua for the sexual insinuation in the song. The judge dismissed the case saying, “The parties are advised to chill.”