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TIL More than 3 Million people were killed during the 1943 Bengal famine in India and Churchill's policies were to blame for this

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XE9GE TIL that aspects of your personality are determined by how your brain works.. e.g. if the frontal part of your brain is more dominant on the left side you are probably the kind of person that approaches a problem, if your right side is dominant you avoid the cause of the problem
dL49 TIL Eddie Murphy almost didn’t get a spot on the Saturday Night Live cast because “the black cast member had already been chosen”.
6N9J TIL in 1960, a Retired Postal Worker stalked JFK with the intent of assassinating him. On Dec. 11, he was prepared to ram Kennedy with a dynamite-laden 1950 Buick, but changed his mind at the last minute when he decided he didn’t want to hurt Jackie and her children.
M7JGm TIL In the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo, deep within its dense rainforests, a remarkable discovery was made in 2012 that captured the attention of scientists and nature enthusiasts alike. A new species of monkey, known as the Lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis)
XEBAX TIL that US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq is world's largest (almost of the same size as Vatican City). It houses its own power station, water & sewage treatment, internet and phone network, gym, cinema and sports facilities. Also has 6 apartment buildings for employees.