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TIL that How British colonialism killed 100 million Indians in 40 years

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JYbZQ TIL A weapon named Agent Orange was used in Vietnam War. It's aim was to destoy forests and make the bombing easier. But its horrific effects can be seen even in the recently born kids. It is also the cause of painful and slow deaths of many American soldiers who were present in the area.
neGVB TIL Billy Joel, 71 years old, did not graduate from high school until 1992, 25 years after he left his high school, when got finally earned his missing credits. He participated, gown and all, in the grad ceremony with kids less than half his age. It's never too late.
Lk9wP TIL that Heath Ledger initially did not take any of his roles seriously until he watched some of his films and realized that he would not want to see any of them. This inspired him to be more cautious in his choices, and he actually met with Nolan about playing Batman before being cast as the Joker.
D47r TIL Jeremy Clarkson’s fondness for wearing jeans has been blamed by some for the decline in sales of denim in the mid-1990s, particularly Levi’s, because of their being associated with middle aged men. This is known as the “Jeremy Clarkson Effect”.
9aBQ TIL that the state reptile of New Mexico is an all-female species of lizard. Individuals are either the result of two other species interbreeding, or through parthenogenesis (embryos developing from unfertilized eggs).