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TIL Samurai in Japan were allowed to execute civilians who paid them disrespect.

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VV70 TIL Lake Superior is so voluminous it could cover the entire area of the United States in over 4 feet of water
nWBWb TIL that shrews are not rodents despite being mouse like in appearance and size and some are venomous.
wLMR6 TIL that if Massachusetts were a country, its students would rank 9th in the world
b1Y7 TIL of “twin movies” - the phenomenon of oddly similar movies being released at the same time
0wGrv TIL the test to become a taxi driver in London requires you to memorize 25000 Streets & all possible POI's, takes 3-4 years and is considered one of the hardest exams.