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TIL that Anglo-Indians (Indians with British ethnic origin) have 2 reserved seats in India's Parliament (Lok Sabha)

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woYdP TIL about Ralph C Smith, the US' last surviving WWII General, who passed away in 1998 aged 104. Not only was he the 13th person to receive a pilot's license, he was also instructed by Orville Wright.
wDA8 TIL Pearl Jam cancelled their 1994 summer tour after they found out Ticket Master was demanding a ‘service charge’ for fan’s tickets. This prompted the band to begin building their own “stadiums” in rural areas where they independently sold tickets to shows to keep prices low.
nemer TIL that, although there are more stars in the universe than the grains of sand on Earth, there are more atoms in your body than all the stars in the observable universe.
e0ge4 TIL Arnold Palmer and Mr. Rodgers knew each other as children and are from the same town
vPdw7 TIL: The Dutch version of Santa, Sinterklaas, instead of having elves he had Zwarte Piet, or "Black Pete", originally depicted as an enslaved demon, he helped distribute candy, take naughty children to Spain in burlap sacks, and deliver coal. In 2020, however, Zwarte Pete was gradually removed.