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TIL that Pakistan is an abbreviation. It stands for Punjab, Afghan Border States, Kashmir, Sind and Baluchistan

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78aMb TIL that 1 in 40 babies show symptoms of depression
L4P0 TIL The terms “left” and “right” in politics appeared during the French Revolution of 1789 when members of the National Assembly divided into supporters of the king to the president’s right and supporters of the revolution to his left.
N7yDJ TIL ancient Chinese physicians kept a small ivory "medicine doll" in their desks to help them treat female patients, who were forbidden from showing too much skin to a male other than their husband. Women seeking medical attention would point to the areas on the doll where they had discomfort.
Ypgmr TIL: A blind mechanical engineer named Ralph Teetor invented cruise control in 1945 after riding with his lawyer, who had a nasty habit of speeding up and slowing down too frequently. It was originally called "Speedostat".
ZXoY TIL that Cristiano Ronaldo has no tattoos as he frequently gives blood and getting a tattoo would render him unable to do so for six months