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TIL: there is a Japanese word (Tsundoku) which means buying books and never reading them.

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4XPj5 TIL that an unusually high tide in January 1912 is thought to have contributed to an unusually high number of large icebergs in the area that would normally have gotten stuck in shallower water, contributing to the Titanic's sinking. "The iceberg’s accomplice: Did the moon sink the Titanic?"
Rkm6 TIL the Ancient Romans would flood the Colosseum to re-enact sea battles
yQGMe TIL a man walked into a Walmart wearing an employee vest, told a cashier that they were wanted in the office, helped the remaining customer in line, emptied the cash register, then walked right out. He may have robbed 3 other Walmart locations as well.
MeOy0 TIL photographer Kevin Carter, famous for his photo of a vulture stalking a starving toddler, committed suicide a few months after receiving the Pulitzer Prize for his photo. He told an interviewer that after snapping the photo, he “sat under a tree for a long time, smoking cigarettes and crying”.
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