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TIL statues of supernatural beings called Yakshas who are traditionally considered the servants of Kubera (the God of wealth) are found at the entrance of the Reserve Bank of India

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Y9DZ TIL NASA astronaut Anna Lee Fisher made news in 2012, when, during the landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery at Washington’s Dulles Airport, she was asked by an aspiring young astronaut how they could get into the space program, Fisher quipped “study Russian.”
Oo5l4 TIL The Return of the King of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy was nominated for 11 academy awards. It won in every single category it was nominated for.
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nW84B TIL that a 2016 Justice Department operation, code named “Operation Optimus Prime”, resulted in over 25 arrests related to child sexual exploitation
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