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TIL Ohio State University has the largest collection of manga in the world outside of Japan

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y1Gv TIL After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was under Martial Law. The government fingerprinted residents, imposed blackouts & curfews, rationed food & gasoline, censored the news and media, censored all mail, and prohibited alcohol. Violations meant punishment without appeal by military tribunals.
neox7 TIL that the first American to enter Afghanistan, a Quaker named Josiah Harlan, gained control over the Ghor Province and for a short time lived as the Prince of Ghor.
wpr1 TIL Monopoly was created “to demonstrate the evils of land ownership.”
xVxmk TIL in 1990, Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland were to be married - but Julia ran away to Europe with Kiefer's best friend. Humiliated, Kiefer took solace in steer roping. And despite breaking three fingers at his first rodeo he persevered to become a tournament-winning rider on the rodeo circuit.
by59 TIL the scent given off by each person’s unique immune system is the second-most important criteria (after disposition) women use to assess potential partners. Women are more likely to find people attractive who have with immune systems unlike their own.