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TIL that Caterpie is based on the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

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JkPV TIL there is a rare blood group known as ‘h/h’ or ‘Oh’ which was first discovered in 1952 at Bombay, India, hence christening another name ‘Bombay Blood Group’. This blood is so rare that only 4 in a million would have it globally; however, every 1 in 10,000 have it in Bombay.
OoXwL TIL about the title Nebraska Admiral. The title, which officially grants control of all of the landlocked state's "Navy officers, seamen, tadpoles and goldfish" to its recipients has been awarded to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr. and Queen Elizabeth II. among others.
69AWY TIL about the 1985 Manchester Airport Disaster, where a plane caught fire during takeoff, and unclear and inadequate evacuation procedures, combined with jammed exit doors, led to the death of 55 of the 137 people on board
8gN8 Today I learned that 1.5 million people were evicted from their homes in preparation for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
x6y70 TIL Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179) is the first composer with known biographical details. A CD featuring her music with Emma Kirkby released in 1981 sold 260,000 copies, making it the eleventh biggest-selling classical CD of all time