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TIL that Mumbai has an intricate food delivery system that picks up 200,000 hot lunches from wives or moms, delivers them to working men, then returns the containers home again same day.

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GAoy5 TIL, when walking into a bar in England, Jimi Hendrix and his band were told they weren't welcome by a bartender who said "Sorry, mates, we can't serve your sort in here,". Hendrix thought it was because he was black, but it was because they were mistaken for circus clowns.
KYQrQ TIL Ogbunigwe was a family of highly effective explosive weapons invented by the former African country of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War. They were able to kill 4,000 out of 6,000 soldiers in a single attack
epwAg TIL there is one bull that is widely considered to be the hardest bull to ride in the history of professional bull riding, as well as the most dangerous. His name was Bodacious.
grmaA TIL that the oldest found wooden construction—from about 1/2mil years ago—predates Homo Sapiens 😲
9wwZX TIL Indian businessman Anil Ambani was once the sixth richest person in the world to later declare bankrupt with zero networth after considering his liabilities