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TIL there’s an Association of Dead People in India, protesting after losing their land to relatives who have corrupt officials declare them dead

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vP8KL TIL that Aerosmith generated higher revenue from the video game "Guitar Hero" than from any single album in their discography.
J18Qj TIL, that only 4% of the population have aphantasia, the absence of a mind's eye
rRkZy TIL that Ronald Reagan was deeply affected by the film The Day the Earth Stood Still, to the point that at his first meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev, he suggested that the world might put national differences aside in the face of an alien threat
R5Dv4 TIL all the world’s bacteria stacked on top of each other would stretch for 10 billion light-years. Together, Earth's 0.001mm-long microbes could wrap around the Milky Way over 20,000 times.
mxmLv TIL Elephants risk their lives to mine a cave in an extinct volcano in Kenya. The rock has 100 times more sodium than what they normally eat, as well as being rich in potassium and calcium. They dig with their tusks, grind it and swallow it. The bones of those who didn't make it line the trail.