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TIL "The Ganges is the final resting place for about forty thousand cremated bodies every year. So, people who swim in Ganges river are like swimming in a sort of sludge made partially out of dead people."

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yQwaw TIL during the Middle Ages wealthy families sometimes took in men and women who had mental illnesses or physical deformities and kept them as court jesters and pets for their amusement. Known as "innocent fools" they were not paid; just provided with food, clothes, and a place to sleep on the floor.
b9YQa TIL that even with modern medicine one in four pregnancies end up as a miscarriage
woVO7 TIL: The brand Fruit Of the Loom is older than the light bulb, automobile and the telephone.
lGO5 TIL that a man known as “waterman of India” revived 5 rivers and brought water back to 1000 villages in India using native water-preservation techniques.
kgPE TIL a study found that drinking coffee may “undo” liver damage. Researchers analyzed data from nine previously published studies with a total of more than 430,000 participants and found that drinking two additional cups of coffee a day was linked to a 44% lower risk of developing liver cirrhosis