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TIL that the name used by the Indian Legal System to refer to persons unknown, missing or unidentified is "Ashok Kumar". It is the legal equivalent of "John Doe" in Indian courts of law.

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wor0M TIL that Jack-O-Lanterns originated in Ireland and were made from turnips!
neYmb TIL When Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was 15 years old, his family was going through a rough period. After losing their apartment, his mother Ata Johnson, stopped their car on a Nashville highway and tried to walk into oncoming traffic. The Rock grabbed her and pulled her back, saving her life.
9bdQ TIL that the windshield of the SR-71 Blackbird can reach a temperature of over 600°F during flights at mach 3. It had to be made of quartz and was ultrasonically fused to the titanium hull in order to handle the stress.
R70Jw TIL: In the Viking period, Ulfberht swords were made of crucible (very pure) steel all the way from India. The exceptional quality of this steel made them so valuable that forgers faked the name Ulfberht on lower-quality swords, the equivalent of a fake designer logo.
1XW7 TIL During the making of “Rocky”, Sylvester Stallone asked Earnie Shavers (widely regarded as the hardest puncher in boxing) to punch him for real. After 1 punch, Stallone vomited.