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TIL South Korea went from a 22% literacy rate in 1945, to a 87% literacy rate in 1970

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R5rA7 TIL: The fall of the Yakuza has led to a power vacuum in Japan and has started the rise of more dangerous, less honorable gangs. In the past, adult hoodlums would join the Yakuza, now they become hangure and join gangs such as the Kanto Rengo and generally engage in IT crimes and Adult entertainment
E15wW TIL The Russian Empire spanned into Alaska, Northern California, and parts of Hawaii before selling its colonial possessions to the US in 1867.
pekQ TIL Peter Falk lost his right eye to cancer at the age of three. He wore a glass eye in its place, which gave him his trademark squint.
xoNg TIL Ronald Wayne, co-founder of Apple, sold his 10% stake of the company in 1976 for $800. Had he kept his stock, it would have been worth over $58,000,000,000 today.
nWw0Y TIL Street artist Banksy agreed to sneak on set of Stephen Merchants TV comedy Outlaws and paint street art, which Christopher Walken was then asked to painted over.