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TIL Magikarp has a crown, and is called Koi King in Japan 4:10 in the video

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ndBb TIL All the royalties made from Hitler’s Mein Kampf since 1979 have been donated to “organisations that promote diversity and cross-cultural understanding”.
jplR TIL that an American family tried to live a year without Chinese made goods in which they found it almost impossible. They wrote a book on it.
awndL TIL graffiti artists in Prague have turned an unsightly nuclear shelter vent into R2-D2
9d6p TIL that Louis Armstrong wore a Star of David throughout his adult life in tribute to the Karnofskys, a family of Jewish peddlers who had given him work and warm friendship during his difficult childhood
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