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TIL McDonald's in India do not serve beef.

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k6am TIL that the U.S. government classifies marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance, defined as the most dangerous category. Cocaine and meth are placed in the less dangerous Schedule 2.
6E8Gm TIL The reason Christmas is sometimes abbreviated to "X-mas" is because the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Christós (Χριστός), which became Christ in English. The suffix -mas is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass.
N7wB8 TIL about the Centralia Mine Fire. It is an underground coal mine fire that has been burning since 1962. It has led to the abandonment of 2 towns in PA. The area's 17927 zip code has been revoked by the US. The fire is estimated to burn for another 250 years.
KYwnE TIL of the Battle of Tettenhall, where the Anglo-Saxons caught a Viking Raider force before the Vikings could get back to their boats and annihilated them.
kOgDW TIL Police in Brazil on the island of Marajo ride water buffalo so they can go through swamp land and marsh to catch criminals