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TIL of the Belgian Jean de Selys Longchamps who after his country was captured, through a series of events, ended up flying for the RAF. Rather notably he went against orders to carry out a strike mission against the gestapo headquarters in brussels. He was both demoted and awarded for his deeds.

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R5lbQ TIL Between 1975 and 2010, the population of India doubled to 1.2 billion, reaching the billion mark in 2000. India overtook China to become the most populous country at the end of April 2023. India's population stands at slightly over 1.428 billion, edging past China's 1.425 billion people.
0w5VA TIL the word “Deli” is actually an abbreviation for delicatessen; which is a loanword from German, which gets its roots from French, which gets its roots from Italian, and which finally originated from a Latin word.
b99b4 Short answer: Yes, in subtle ways
l7oJG TIL that in 2004, a fake 'Sri Lankan national handball team' tricked its way into a German tournament, lost all of their matches, and then mysteriously disappeared. A farewell letter thanked the Bavarians for their hospitality.
E1Lop TIL that the members of rock band Silverchair were all only 14 or 15-years-old when they signed to major label Epic Records and released their debut album Frogstomp in 1995. The album eventually went 2X Platinum in North America and 6X Platinum in their native Australia .