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TIL that an estimated 40 million Chinese people live in caves

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lD05 TIL that Ferrari fired its President despite the company being poised to announce record financial figures, because the Formula One team had not been winning any races.
ANPpB TIL Indian space entrepreneur Susmita Mohanty is the only space entrepreneur in the world to have cofounded companies on three different continents in Asia, Europe and North America.
vP0Dx TIL Paul Robeson was an African American lawyer, stage actor (in New York and London), singer, and pro athlete, who won 15 letters in four varsity sports at Rutgers, was elected Phi Beta Kappa and became his class valedictorian after earning a scholarship at age 17 in 1915
nWLG9 TIL scientists uncovered “obelisks,” strange RNA entities hiding in 50% of human saliva, widespread yet undetected until 2024. These rod-shaped structures produce unknown proteins, survive 300+ days in humans, and defy life’s classifications. Their origins and purpose remain a mystery.
R5jRa TIL that the letter ù in French is used for only one word, où (where).