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TIL that British actress, Afshan Azad, who has starred in “Harry Potter” films, was Beaten And threatened by her Family For Dating a Non-Muslim

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nBlB TIL of Terry Ryan, a 13 year old Australian schoolboy who was kidnapped along with his friend Peter Aston by two strangers in 1982. Ryan only survived by helping in the assault, live burial and eventual murder of his friend. His kidnappers then dropped him home.
OoQX1 TIL: Swifts can spend up to 10 months in the air without landing. They can eat, sleep, and mate all while flying.
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