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TIL The Election Commission of India stipulates that no person should have to travel more than 2 kms to cast a vote. So in the state of Gujarat, a temple caretaker who lives in an ancient deserted temple gets his own special voting booth, with just one voter.

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nkAW TIL that “Paris Syndome” is a psychological disorder whereby Japanese tourists visiting Paris for the first time experience such severe culture shock that they become ill.
GY8Zg TIL that Chip bags are filled with air not to trick us that their full, but to preserve the chips and make sure they don’t get crushed or get stale when they are shipped to stores
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