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TIL the current Dalai Lama was formally recognized in 1939 and has reigned since 1940

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P19xE TIL about the Dutch Reach method, a preferred action for exiting London cabs safely because of the actions it sets off: reach, swivel, look back, open slowly, and then exit facing traffic.
E1Bpo TIL the city of Novosibirsk was nicknamed "the Chicago of Siberia" due to its very rapid growth as an industrial centre located relatively far away from the core of its country's population.
l7EYK TIL that operating system Linux is an example of anarcho-communism
worY8 TIL the first food ever smuggled into space was a corned beef sandwich. It was smuggled onboard the Gemini III NASA mission on March 23, 1965 by Astronaut John Young to give to fellow astronaut Gus Grissom. Grissom was not scheduled to eat anything during the 4 hour 52 minute orbital mission.
v11VL TIL There's a service called "Cleaning for a Reason" in the U.S. and Canada that cleans the houses of women with cancer for free so they can focus on their health.