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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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PYG0G TIL there is a collection agency that specializes in collecting library late fees, and have collected over $1 billion in fines on behalf of 2,000 libraries
oBQrA TIL that Mr. Rogers responded to every letter he recieved from children who wrote to him
mxnmo TIL nobody under the age of 32 has ever experienced a cooler-than-average month
PlKL TIL that on the day of the High School final exam in Korea, government workers can arrive one hour late to reduce traffic congestion, motorists can’t honk their horns near exam venues, and flight schedules are altered. Police, taxis and motorcyclists offer free rides to students who need them.
69Ynm TIL: That during World War II, the mathematician Oswald T. Avery discovered that DNA, not protein, carries genetic information. His work was initially ignored by the scientific community, but it later paved the way for the discovery of the DNA double helix.