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TIL of Bongthingism, an ancient polytheistic religion of the Lepcha people, of Nepal, Bhutan and India

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E1aKV TIL : The World population was about 300 million at the time of Jesus. A thousand years later it was about 310 million.
aaR9 TIL George Orwell worked writing propaganda during World War II, and the experience helped shape his novel 1984
nyEB TIL that on this day (September 16) in 1959, the Xerox 914 copier was introduced to the public in a demonstration at the Sherry-Netherland Hotel in New York, shown on live television, and subsequently revolutionized the industry and office work forever.
wJx6 TIL that synchronized swimmers have an unusually high rate of concussions for athletes, basically as a result of kicking each other in the head.
1JD7 TIL that the first movie shown in a theater setting caused the audience to run away because they thought a train was going to come out of the screen.