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TIL that the Catholic Church is the largest (non-governmental) provider of healthcare in the world

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gMJD7 TIL on every 4th of November Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor which commemorates the day Sikh leader Guru Hargobind was released from Gwalior Fort by Emperor Jahangir and was able to secure the release of 52 Hindu kings, symbolizing the Sikh value of standing up against persecution, regardless of faith.
d8bXK TIL around 77% of Russia is in Asia but 77% of Russians live in Europe, which makes European Russia 10 times denser in population compared to Asian Russia.
nep47 TIL Vancouver Island in BC is 12,000 square miles in size. For comparison the entire state of Connecticut is 5,543 sq miles.
loRrr TIL Shirley Temple's first acting job was in series of short film called Baby Burlesks, and in one of them she played an elite prostitute sent to influence a backwoods politician. She was 4-5 years old.
g7kL TIL there is a town in Arizona called Nothing, and nobody lives in it