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TIL that while the United States Supreme Court hear only about 70 cases a year, the Indian Supreme Court hear up to 700 legal matters in a single day.

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7r6RX TIL that the US uses customary units of measurement that, prior to 1959, were slightly bigger than the imperial system units. The Mendenhall Order established a set conversion rate between the US and metric systems, causing discrepancies with the imperial system over time.
nejMb TIL There is a giant abandoned church that looks like a chicken in Indonesia
agoL TIL Warren Buffett made $37 Million each day in 2013
ANMkB TIL only mammals have alveoli.
pNYO TIL that Lee Jong-rak created a “baby box”. He built it beside his house to allow parents to deposit their mentally handicapped or unwanted babies, to stop them being abandoned on the side of the road.