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TIL that the USA may not had To nuke Japan at WWII. They invest millions in Bat Bombs that are seriously effective but in the end they were not able to control their bat/bird bombs.

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woEEP TIL: The Shanghai Marriage Market is held at the People's Park on weekends where parents of unmarried children gather and trade their children's information with other parents to find a match. It has existed since 2004 and in 2013 it cost $3.20 for an ad there and marriage brokers charge a $16 fee.
lo407 TIL the small town of Tanner, Alabama has the distinction of being hit by two F5 tornadoes within a 30 minutes timeframe. On the night of April 3, 1974, rescuers in Tanner were busy searching for victims of the first twister when they were surprised by a second which wiped out the rest of the town
yQnOV TIL that the island of Malta was awarded the George Cross by King George the 6th during WW2 for the people of Malta displaying heroism and devotion during a siege on the island by the Axis powers. The medal to this day is incorporated in Malta's national flag.
XxLP TIL that sodas have phosphates added because the amount of sugar in a glass is so high that a person would otherwise vomit if they drank it.
9Y5D6 TIL Jimmy Carter called Egyptian president Sadat’s assassination in 1981 “one of the worst days of my life.” Carter knew Sadat's successsor, Mubarak, quite well. Decades later, Carter became disappointed and stopped speaking to Mubarak because he "talks like a politician"