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TIL Nelson Mandela was on the U.S. Terror Watch List until 2008

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pYBY4 TIL The second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, died in mysterious circumstances in 1966. No autopsy was ever performed, the Indian Government released no information about his death, and the media was kept silent. His death is considered to be one India's biggest unsolved mysteries.
X0g7X TIL pulmonary tuberculosis was associated with fragility and sexual attractiveness in the 19th century
0kLj TIL giving the Nazi salute in modern day Germany is punishable for up to 3 yrs in prison.
WkQGd School buses are yellow because we see yellow faster than any other colour; 1.24 times faster than we see red.
x6LGD TIL that BBC News correspondent Jane Stanley mistakingly announced the collapse of building 7 of World Trade Center live on air while it was still visibly standing behind her, the building did not collapsed until 20 minutes later, it was also reported by the Reuters and CNN too mistakingly