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TIL Hirohito, the Emperor of Japan during World War II, remained in power as a constitutional monarch until his death in 1989.

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xwj7 TIL that Florida investigators recreated a home fire to prove that a man had committed arson. Instead, they found that accidental fires could produce burn patterns that looked exactly like gasoline fires, and that signs of arson that investigators had been relying on for years were unfounded.
XNmR TIL that nuclear fission can occur naturally. 2 billion years ago, multiple reactions took place in what is now known as Oklo
vwWx TIL if people in the top 10% for alcohol consumption were to reduce their total consumption to that of the next lowest 10% group, alcohol sales would drop by 60% in the United States.
pQO4 TIL smoking scorpions to get high is a growing problem in Pakistan. The high lasts around 10 hours and supposedly makes everything look like it’s “dancing.” The scorpions can be smoked straight or mixed with tobacco or hash.
XEZnQ TIL there's only one known person in the world who can draw perfect mathematical fractals, a skill he acquired after being attacked by muggers who kicked him in the head repeatedly.