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TIL of the Polavaram Project, a very large Earth-Cum-Rock fill dam that is nearly ready to begin construction in India

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workJ TIL the accumulation of gunk between your toes is call Toe Jam
wLWY7 TIL the name of the three barred icon often used for settings is "the hamburger button".
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wL9p7 TIL that 31% of India's population is vegetarian, by far the highest rate in the world. India has more vegetarians than the rest of the world put together.