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TIL That One Japanese Company (YKK) Makes Half Of The World’s Zippers

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VBXbD TIL that during the Mexican-American War, nearly 90 percent of US Army deaths were due to infectious diseases, the highest of any US conflict
Zpj44 TIL that WinCo Foods Inc., a popular chain of supermarket stores on the US West Coast, is majority-owned by its employees.
DQ96g TIL that the original Mickey Mouse Club began as a theater production in Salem, Oregon in 1929.
8vDL TIL that everyone in Iceland pays church tax, and the payment of those unaffiliated with a church goes to the University of Iceland [at least as of 2004]
D1a7r TIL Richard Nixon once admitted he wanted to become a rapper. The confession was rediscovered by a Washington Post reporter in 1997 while listening to one of the presidential recordings.