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TIL There is a functioning mail box located 10m underwater off the coast of Japan, that receives hundreds of mail items every day.

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NXybQ TIL about the "Cabbage Patch Kids War" of 1983, a phenomenon where parents across the United States engaged in frenzied shopping battles to secure Cabbage Patch Kids dolls for Christmas. The demand for these dolls far exceeded the supply, leading to store stampedes, fights, and even injuries.
kJlE5 TIL the BBC programme "The Black and White Minstrel Show," with white actors performing in blackface, aired for 20 years ending in 1978. Once, in 1967, as an experiment, the network aired a version where black actors performed in whiteface.
BgOBy TIL the Apollo program is the largest ever research & development project to be executed during peacetime. It cost $25.4 billion (roughly $257 billion adjusted for inflation). At its peak, it accounted for over half of NASA'a total spending in the 1960s and employed over 400K people across the US.
Yp0MB TIL that the Queen of England has a Champion and in the unlikely event that someone challenged her title to the throne he will fight for her. He is also The Standard Bearer of England and will stand with her should she decide to lead the army in a battle.
Rwy8 TIL that Black Ivory Coffee, the most expensive coffee in the world, is made by feeding coffee beans to elephants then picking the beans out of their droppings. The fermentation process inside the elephant is said to help remove the coffee’s bitterness.