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TIL David Bowies left pupil is permanently dilated after a fight he got in when he was 15.

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OJ64 TIL In thousands of marriages in India ,if the wife doesn’t pay enough dowry to the husband she is set on fire by a common ritual called Bride-Burning
p8m1N TIL the most valuable heist in Canadian history involved 3000 tons of maple syrup worth $18.7 million
AOQg TIL scientists are developing edible meat grown from stem cells, which they hope will replace meat from slaughtered livestock.
v10lK TIL that the 1905 film The Little Train Robbery is the first ever parody film. The film is a sequel to the serious 1903 film The Great Train Robbery. Both films had the same director.
ep5pg TIL that in the early 20th century, Danes living under Prussian rule were banned from displaying the Danish flag. To protest this, they bred pigs with a red and white color pattern similar to their flag. The breed is now called the Danish Protest Pig