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TIL- India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country -- and much sooner than previously thought.

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v18l7 TIL that Starbucks was started by 3 partners (2 teachers & a writer) inspired by Alfred Peet (Founder of Peet's Coffee) who taught them his style of roasting beans
rdww TIL James Franco got a “D” in his acting class while he was filming 127 Hours, the film he was nominated for an Oscar for. It has been claimed either his acting professor was jealous, or that he had too many absent days to complete the course.
gMaPX TIL that comedian Gilbert Gottfried's sister, Arlene Gottfried, was a famed New York City street photographer with multiple acclaimed books and photo essays.
4XBdN TIL that there's a legend that if the ravens of the Tower of London ever fly away, England will fall. Therefore, the wings of the ravens are clipped, so that they can't fly very far. Nevertheless, some still escape.
5Vxr9 TIL the amount of time between the first settlement of New Zealand by the indigenous Māori and their first contact with Europeans is shorter than the time between their first contact with Europeans and the present day. New Zealand was unoccupied by humans until 1320.