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TIL that certain medals at the 2014 winter Olympics will contain fragments of the meteorite which hit Russia.

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N6XP TIL that Japan Railways keeps a dying, underused train station in operation in order for one high school student to get to her school.
aZ0Z TIL Super Bowl performers have a strict 12 minute time limit so most performers try and squeeze as much as they can in that given time frame. Not Michael Jackson. After exploding onto stage, he stood still, staring at the world for 90 seconds.
vPv1r TIL slot games trigger wins based on two main predetermined metrics: the return-to-player rate (how much) and the variance (how often).
b6va4 TIL about the Camondo Stairs in Istanbul, Turkey which were built by Abraham Salomon Camondo in the 1870s. The stairway was constructed as a shortcut for his children to go to school and its hexagonal shape was designed to prevent his children from falling further down the steps in case they fell.
p88oN TIL Japanese train drivers must point at all important signs and warnings, this shows that they have noticed it and are aware of it.