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TIL that feudal Edo’s police force in Japan wasn’t made only of elite samurai. Many officers came from rough, physical jobs like sumo wrestling, firefighting and labor gangs, giving the shogunate a street-tough police corps.

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TIL that feudal Edo’s police force in Japan wasn’t made only of elite samurai. Many officers came from rough, physical jobs like sumo wrestling, firefighting and labor gangs, giving the shogunate a street-tough police corps.

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TIL about Sumitomo Group, a group of autonomous large Japanese corporations. It was founded in 1615 by a former Buddhist monk, Sumitomo Masatomo, as a single bookshop. Over centuries, it has gradually grown into a giant but still follows its founder’s 17th century precepts.

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TIL a Japanese veterinarian officer by the name of Hiroshi Yamasaki deserted the army after witnessing the Rape of Nanking. He then went on to dedicate the rest of his life for humanitarian cause by open up a clinic to treat poor people, often without a charge.

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TIL that an English First Division football match on the 2nd of April 1915 between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford was fixed, with players from both sides making money from bets placed on the outcome.

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