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TIL of Dashrath Manjhi, a Man Who Single-handedly Carved A Road Through a Mountain over 22 Years

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A7XB TIL a 2005 FX docudrama (“Oil Storm”) portended a major hurricane hitting New Orleans causing citizens to take refugee in the Superdome and a resulting national increase in gas price… A scant three months before Katrina.
mxboY TIL in 1941 the British and Soviet Union invaded Iran. This was to secure a supply line to Russia, secure the Iranian oil fields, and deny Nazi Germany a route of advance to Baku and British India.
e0Dxn TIL Slow eaters were 42% less likely to be overweight or obese than fast eaters. Even normal-speed eaters had a 29% lower risk of being overweight
R1ol TIL: The Popular Simon & Garfunkel lyric “Hello darkness, my old friend / I’ve come to talk with you again” refers to Simon’s preference to write music while sitting on the toilet in the dark.
KyVJ TIL a biology professor extracted yeast from a 45 million year old insect trapped in amber and brewed beer from it.