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TIL India has the 3rd largest Muslim population, nearly as large (86%) as that of Pakistan, and more than twice the Muslim population of Iran.

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YL6P TIL after Scarface was given an X rating three times by the MPAA, director Brian De Palma held a panel of real narcotics experts who said that the film was a realistic portrayal of the drug underworld that should be seen by everyone. Because of this, the MPAA allowed the third cut to be released.
grmgD TIL about The Stoned Ape theory, which hypothesizes that apes might have consumed psilocybin mushrooms that kick started rapid brain evolution.
9wOP7 TIL the Luddites were not anti-technology. They were highly-skilled laborers who protested wage reduction and job replacement due to automation.
rReZx TIL that proto-Germanic tribes created the word "bear" out of fear that using its true name, "arkto" would cause it to appear. This is considered by some to be the oldest known euphemism.
VMxEB TIL The organizers of the 2022 World Games excluded the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Iroquois) team because it wasn't a "sovereign nation." The Ireland team has bowed out to allow the game's inventors, who are also ranked 3rd worldwide, to play.