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TIL Japan was a democracy before WW2

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X0VYr TIL Bill Gates' high school let him run the scheduling software, so he put all the girls in his classes
b9yr4 TIL The typical American leaves the workforce at age 63. In China, the average retirement age is 55
KVgQ TIL Phobos, Mars largest moon, is set to collide with Mars or break up into a ring in 50 million years due to tidal forces.
dDLKZ TIL many of Toyota's most popular cars were named after crowns. This includes the Crown and Tiara (both from the English words), as well as the Camry (Japanese for 'crown'), Corolla (Latin for 'small crown'), and Corona (Latin for 'crown').
W7E4B TIL about the "52-hertz whale". A Whale of unknown species, that uses the unique frequence of 52 hertz for his calls, while other whales close to his migration pattern use frequences of 10-39 hertz. Therefore he never got an answer to his call and is considered to be the loneliest whale in the world