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TIL that May 5 is when Children's Day is celebrated in Japan

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7rXRM TIL that Peter Billingsley, the actor behind the iconic role of Ralphie in “A Christmas Story,” also appears in the Christmas movie classic “Elf.”
9wZ06 TIL chopsticks from Vancouver International Airport's food courts are upcycled into housewares and furniture
yVroe TIL About “Cancer Alley” a part of south Louisiana where corporations/fossil fuel industry has been allegedly spreading illness
69BGw TIL In the 1600s a Dutch doctor Cornelius Bontekoe prescribed a cup of tea as a cure all to ailments. As a cup of tea caught on as a popular drink it led to a drop in mortality rates between 7%-25% across England as boiling coincidentally improved water quality
VBnAp TIL: The average age of a first time home buyer in the United States has increased to 36 years