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TIL about the blood(like) rain that happened in Kerala India

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jN5QQ TIL in 1921, the 15-year-old former emperor of China, Puyi, decided he wanted to have a telephone. His advisors were afraid it would give him too much independence since Puyi usually had no contact with the outside world. But when he finally got his phone, he just used it to make prank calls.
kW0B TIL Coca-Cola Deutschland created Fanta as a result of difficulties importing Coca-Cola syrup into Nazi Germany during World War II due to a trade embargo, to create a new product for the German market, using only ingredients available in Germany at the time
9Y7O7 TIL of Dessau-Wörlitz Garden an 17th century garden that contains a Synagogue that survived the Nazis, A grotto, Gothic House, replicas of Roman temples and a working replica volcano.
G98G TIL David Ben-Gurion, PM of Israel 1948-63, said “If I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country… They see but one thing: we have come and we have stolen their country. Why would they accept that?”
VMYwk TIL Arizona has a law called the “Stupid Motorist Law” that allows the state to charge drivers for their rescue if they ignore barricades and get stuck in flooded roadways