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TIL black day, contrast to Valentine’s Day and white day, is a day for single or people who has not got a gift on either days

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e0VY6 TIL that during WWII, japanese opened a camp called unit 731 to develop biological weapons. They drove all kinds of horrible and inhuman experiments on war prisoners and Chinese civilians (Killing 10 000 and 400 000 while testing weapons). Americans gave them immunity in exchange of the results.
R5oe9 TIL The Confederation Bridge, the longest ice-covered water crossing bridge in the world spans a 12.9 km
vby8 TIL that Jerry Seinfeld’s annual earning from Seinfeld in 2004 was $267 million. Between June 2008 & June 2009, Seinfeld earned $85 million AND as of May 2014, his estimated net worth is $820 million.
8aGwK TIL the phrase "Kill 'em all, Let God Sort them Out" dates back to August 1209, and was uttered during the Albigensian Crusade when over 7000 people, both Catholics and "heretics", were murdered in Beziers, France.
OoJ5L TIL that Chimpanzees are the only primates apart from humans observed to not only have territory but also defend that territory, and go to war against other owners of territory for control over it, leading to (relatively) massive casualties.