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TIL Maharaja Ranjitsinhji Jadeja of Jamnagar,India gave refuge to 1000 Polish children during World War II.

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v1lML TIL of Takayama Ukon, a 1500s Japanese Daimyo who converted to Catholicism and is a candidate for Sainthood in the Vatican. If canonized, Takayama will be the first Samurai saint, the only Daimyo saint, and since he was exiled to the Philippines for being a Christian, the third Filipino saint.
NXnjb TIL The Panará tribe lived mostly isolated from the rest of the world until 1973, when the Brazilian government had a highway built directly through their territory. Within a year, 70% of the tribe had died of newly introduced diseases.
rRMRo TIL that Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" is partially based on the fringe artist Legendary Stardust Cowboy; Bowie apparently LOVED his bizarre songs and even covered one of his songs.
N7GmE TIL adopting puppies of the same litter is frowned upon because the puppies refuse to bond with the humans. Known as littermate syndrome.
4nJ5 TIL that beer brewing was officially introduced into the early Australian colony in a bid to reduce the level of drunkeness (mainly from rum)