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TIL Baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans are surprised to discover its status as America’s national pastime.

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6gkX TIL that octopus wrestling was once a documented hobby.
X0P6X TIL Brussels Sprouts today are significantly less bitter than they were in the 90s thanks to Dutch scientists
0PpN TIL that the Chinese phrase for “the general public” literally translates to the “Old 100 Families” as the 100 most common Chinese surnames account for 84.77% of China’s population. To reach this percentage in the US, you’d need to include approx. 150,000 surnames.
7Nkx TIL Teller from Penn & Teller has legally changed his name to just “Teller”.
P18aV TIL that the Colt Armalite AR-15 was used in Vietnam starting in 1961. Battlefield reports from US Army Special Forces lavishly praised the AR-15 and the stopping-power of the 5.56mm cartridge, pressing for wide adoption as a replacement for the M-14. The M-16 variant was then deployed in 1964.