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TIL in 1989, Tokyo was worth twice as much as the entirety of United States because of the Japanese Real Estate bubble

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loJgG TIL A 240 decibel soundwave is enough to make your head resonate so much that it explodes
LQAZv TIL - Indonesia has 3 tiger subspecies. The Bali tiger vanished in the 1940s, while the last confirmed sighting of the Javan tiger occurred in the 1970s. This left only the Sumatran tiger, with an estimated population of fewer than 400 individuals, as the sole surviving tiger subspecies in Indonesia
b60k4 TIL of Shahjahan Bhuiyan, An inmate in Bangladesh who sparked controversy in his own country after being released four years earlier for executing dozens of fellow prisoners by hanging during his stint.
7VvO TIL 4% of Americans believe shape-shifting reptilian people control our world by taking on human form and gaining political power to manipulate our societies.
d8x6Q TIL in 2003 a computer worm called ‘Welchia’ infected many computers to forcibly patch vulnerabilities and remove malware. It was regarded as a ‘helpful worm’