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TIL that Prayagraj (formerly known as Allahabad) lies close to the confluence of three rivers, The Ganges, The Yamuna and the mythical Sarasvati.

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gM41X TIL that Survivorship Bias creates a false public perception that anyone can achieve great things if they have the ability and make the effort
lod05 TIL that cheek dimples are a genetically transmitted abnormality of a muscle in the cheek. Also, almost all babies have cheek dimples because of so much fat in their cheeks which is required for suckling and causes facial depression. They disappear once the baby fat melts away.
1aWbr TIL Oklahoma's 2016 Teacher of the Year moved to Texas in 2017 for a higher salary.
Ooax1 TIL that there is a church in the Czech Republic decorated with 40,000-70,000 human skeletons called Sedlec Ossuary.
OGj8e TIL in the 52 BCE Battle of Alesia, Julius Caesar’s troops built 25 miles of earthen walls in a few weeks, including spiked trenches, hidden pits, water-filled moats, wooden walls, stakes with iron hooks, and hundreds of lookout towers. The Gauls lost 290,000 troops, to Caesar’s 12,800 casualties.