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

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ANMkB TIL only mammals have alveoli.
D1ZDe TIL hat-makers in the 19th century regularly used mercury in the manufacturing of felt hats, which caused a high rate of poisoning and led to neurological damage like slurred speech, memory loss, and tremors. This was the inspiration for the Mad Hatter character in Alice in Wonderland.
W7vQL TIL in the summer of 1977, New Yorkers turned the surrounding area around the Twin Towers into a makeshift beach using dirt excavated for the construction of the original World Trade Center.
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