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TIL Jains believe their religion began with a man who lived in India 592 quintillion years ago

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X0QV6 TIL Panama releases up to 50 million flies into the wild every week (in order to reduce the fly population)
kgx5 TIL bodybuilding was banned in China in 1953.
EgE1o TIL: The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn. Yes, you read that right! Although unicorns are mythical creatures, they hold a special place in Scottish folklore and symbolism.
EgEld TIL that the Teletubbies from the BBC Children's series had a hit single - "Teletubbies say Eh-oh!" - which reached Number One on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in December 1997. It remained in the top 100 for a total of 41 weeks and sold well enough to be certified double platinum.
Y7OyG TIL that the "dumb" in dumbbells originally meant "mute". A "dumb" bell was a contraption used to train church bell ringers in the fine art of bell ringing without annoying the entire neighborhood. Later, because of the similarities in shape, the name was applied to certain exercise equipment.