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TIL that India has the world’s largest backlog of court cases with over 30 million people awaiting justice, and it will take the Indian government approximately 466 years to clear the backlog of 30 million pending cases.

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dNA7 TIL The real Grizzly Adams caught a one-year-old brown bear, and taught her to follow him and carry a pack and then to pull a loaded sled. She even cuddled up near Adams to keep him warm in freezing conditions. Eventually, the bear – named Lady Washington – allowed Adams to ride on her back.
0wvJp TIL that in the Bay of Fundy, the amount of water that runs in and out of the bay each tidal cycle is twice the amount of water that flows through all of the world's rivers during that same time
PRXO TIL as part of their bid for the 2022 world cup, Japan proposed filming the matches with 200 HD cameras and then project these as life-size holograms in other stadiums around the world.
oRxKW TIL a sloth can hold it's breath longer than a dolphin.
yQLBl TIL a Butt is a unit of measurement, 130 - 151 US Gallons