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TIL of Tihar. A festival in Nepal that dedicates an entire day to thanking dogs for their friendship and loyalty.

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APKa TIL a castaway drifted for 13 months across the Pacific Ocean, claiming that he had been living off fish and turtles he had caught and relying on rainwater, and sometimes his own urine, to drink. His boat was found covered in barnacles and with the carcasses of several turtles littering the deck.
VMbm8 TIL Liverpool is (STILL) the best team of the world!
d8NP9 TIL, Galwan clash was, about Indian Army dismantling a Dam built in Chinese Territory.
4k1N TIL that the “born of a virgin” prophecy in the Old Testament was actually an improper translation. The original text actually read “young woman” not “virgin.”
ekrD TIL that the deadly Boomslang snake’s venom makes you bleed from all of your orifices (nose, gums, eyes, and anus included) until you die