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TIL McDonald's in India do not serve beef.

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mxA7p TIL the person who graduates last in his class during the United States Military Academy at West Point graduation ceremony each year is called "the goat" joining an exclusive club which includes Civil War hero General George Custer.
Me1wW TIL that eating local honey can help alleviate seasonal allergies as you ingest local pollen and your body becomes more accustomed to the pollen as a result.
4A8g TIL that Russian leaders take turns between being hairy and being bald, going back as far as 1825.
9wVY7 TIL Australia's first govt-backed pill & drug testing service, after its first month of operation, found that all the cocaine tested by the service had purity levels below 27% with 40% of the samples containing zero cocaine.
bDPp TIL the 1883 eruption on Krakatoa produced the loudest sound ever known it reverberated around the globe 7 times before diminishing. It could be heard 4,000 miles away, and people with in 100 miles had permanent hearing loss.