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TIL that Kongō Gumi is the world's oldest company that is still in existence. The company was founded in 578 CE (1,445 years ago) and mainly works on repairing/restoring shrines, temples, castles and cultural buildings throughout Japan.

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VMZR8 TIL that before he started writing children's books, Dr. Seuss was a successful advertising illustrator, working for companies like Standard Oil, NBC, Ford, and General Electric
5VDoB TIL Ryan Island is the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest freshwater lake in the world.
XEMr8 TIL that a university found a white student guilty of racial harassment for reading a book titled Notre Dame vs. the Klan even though the book honored student opposition to the klan when it marched on Notre Dame in 1924.
MBR7 TIL a 12-year-old Ethiopian girl was snatched by four men on her way home from school. A week later, three lions encountered the group and chased the men off. The lions stayed with the girl without harming her, before departing as police searching for her came near.
d4Z9 TIL the US military would play Enter Sandman for hours on end to aid in the interrogation and torture of prisoners. Asked about this, Metallica’s James Hetfield responded “We’ve been punishing our parents, our wives, our loved ones with this music for ever. Why should the Iraqis be any different?”