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TIL of Kenkanryu (Hatred of the Korean wave), an anti-Korean manga released in 2005 by a Japanese nationalist criticising controversial Korean-Japan issues including comfort women, Liancourt rocks etc. from a pro-Japan perspective

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xV9B7 TIL of Loulis, a chimp who learned to communicate trought sign languange, but he wasn't taught by humans: he learned the signs from his adoptive mother, Washoe, the first chimp to ever learn sign languange
Wk9pN TIL that T-shirts have only existed since the late 1800's, and were not considered fashionable stand-alone garments until the 1950's when Marlon Brando wore one in the film "A Streetcar Named Desire"
xRGb TIL 80s hair band Winger can trace their massive mid-90s downfall in popularity to being mocked relentlessly on “Beavis and Butt-Head” and subsequent Mike Judge projects
M8RA TIL Australia have the kangaroo & emu on their coat of arms because both animals can not walk backwards. Thus presenting themselves as a forward moving nation.
X0ZGR TIL In 1977, Ohio State University's SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial intelligence) project received a strong radio signal which appeared to be coming from the constellation Sagittarius and it lasted for 72 seconds. The signal hasn't been detected since, and it's still a mystery for the scientists.