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TIL the Mall of America is owned by Canadians

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nWwo9 TIL that during WWII, Japan launched over 9,000 balloon bombs toward the U.S. mainland, carried by the jet stream across the Pacific. These balloon bombs were the first intercontinental weapon system in history and caused the only civilian deaths in the continental U.S. from enemy action during WWII
vPmo7 TIL after Han official He Jin was assassinated by eunuchs, angry troops led by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu set the palace on fire, slaughtering any males without facial hair. It was so extreme that young men were forced to flash themselves to avoid being mistaken for eunuchs and killed.
P8RZ TIL When the World Cup was hosted in the United States in 1994, they only spent $30 million on infrastructure improvements. For the 2014 World Cup, Brazil will be spending $14 billion.
wxL7 TIL white males accounted for 70% of all suicides in 2013.
oR9jW TIL sea otter mothers wrap their babies in kelp to keep them from drifting away