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TIL that Yoko Ono and The Emperor of Japan Akihito were classmates.

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1aEOD TIL that in in Zimbabwe, inflation had risen so high in 2008 that ATMs for one major bank gave a "data overflow error" and stopped customers' attempt to withdraw money because it had too many zeroes
4rZo TIL the Voltaire quote co-opted by the far-right movement, “to learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise” is actually a false quote attributed to Voltaire, and was likely first used by White Supremacist Kevin Strom in 1993, 215 years after Voltaire’s death.
REDj TIL that in 2005, an Ethiopian girl was kidnapped and beaten by 7 men until a pride of lions chased her attackers off. The lions then stayed and defended her until help arrived.
OoAje TIL that Finland's Lågskär island lighthouse contained the world's first rotating gas lighting device
Oowp4 TIL Japan is predicted to run out of phone numbers as early as fiscal year 2022