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TIL The Golden Temple in India (which is regarded as the holiest site in Sikhism), runs a free kitchen that feeds more than 100,000 visitors a day regardless of race, class or religion.

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WkoB9 TIL that Robert Smalls who born into slavery stole a confederate military ship, disguised himself as a captain, used a secret code book and hand signals to pass Confederate guard ships, rescued slaves and families, worked as military advisor to the union until war ends and ran for Congress and won.
4ke46 TIL box jellyfish (class Cubozoa) have actual eyes, with lenses and corneas.
pN74 TIL the original ‘Mind the Gap’ recording used on the London Underground was restored at Embankment station last year because the actor’s widow was comforted to hear her husband’s voice again.
R7deQ TIL A researcher named Georg Steinhauser collected 503 samples of fluff from his own belly button, the largest weighing 9.17 mg, to study its contents - which are primarily composed of tiny fibers from shirts
9YYM7 TIL that Hitler approved of a school to talk to dogs. One dog, when asked "Who is Adolf Hitler?" was trained to reply "Mein Fuhrer!"