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TIL, there are only 3 countries in the world that still use the Imperial System. These countries are Myanmar (or Burma), Liberia and of course, The United States of America.

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YpMjd TIL about Yasuteru Yamada, a retired engineer who after watching the news coverage of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, organized a group of 200+ fellow retirees and volunteered to go to the site and assist in the cleanup so the younger generation didn't have to and risk exposure to radiation.
Br9gD TIL about Dick Assman, a Canadian gas station employee whose name propelled him to celebrity status in North America for four months in 1995
GYQJ1 TIL: NYC yellow cabs and livery cars have a 4.5-inch amber flasher (aka a "trouble light") on the rear. Its serves as a way to alert outsiders that they are feeling threatened. It's like their version of a silent alarm banks use.
QJRAL TIL Metallica’s debut album, Kill Em’ All, was originally supposed to be named “Metal Up Your Ass”
L0jQ TIL only Two words in English Contain all the Vowels in Order: ‘Facetiously’ and 'Abstemiously’