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TIL: The Japanese Raccoon Dog (tanuki) is not a raccoon but is a member of the dog family, related to wolves, foxes, etc.

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YokA TIL in India, where most marriages are arranged by parents with the couples vetted on the basis of caste, complexion, horoscope, there is a Guardian Angels-style vigilante group that protects young couples who fall in love across different castes. They are called the Love Commandos.
DlYp TIL that India’s richest man is offering free 4G internet service to everyone in the country
VjQQ TIL that Christopher Mintz-Plasse, the actor who played McLovin in Superbad, was required to have his mother on set for his sex scene because he was 17 at the time.
16rod TIL: That Gretel Bergmann, a German Jewish athlete, was banned from the Berlin Olympics despite matching the German high jump record. Two weeks before the Olympics, she received a letter from the German sports authorities stating she was being removed from the national team for under-performance.
X0Zrk TIL “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” is a famous line from Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address. Roosevelt said this in his speech to help Americans regain faith in themselves during the Great Depression.