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TIL: India make up about half of all scam calls in 2022

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R7Mp1 TIL adult cat meowing was developed only to communicate with humans, not other cats
VM9pm TIL about the Darwin's frog. The males of this small Chilean frog swallow the embryos to finish the tadpoles development inside their vocal sac. The "pregnant dad" does not eat for around six weeks until the froglets move to the mouth and get out
kOdW TIL citizens of a small NY town forced McDonalds to renovate (instead of tearing down) the ~200-year-old Georgian mansion it purchased, resulting in a uniquely historic franchise location
Z8XVR TIL In 1745 The Earl of Kilmarnock a Jacobite rebel was beheaded on Tower Hill. John Thrift the executioner was visibly upset and burst into tears when the Earl of arrived. This gave rise to the bizarre scene of the man who was about to die comforting his executioner.
grNKA TIL that During the world war 2(second sino japanese war), Japan attempted to win over the Ma warlords(Hui muslim warlords) by offering to create a Japan-backed Islamic Caliphate in China. The Ma generals refused and instead declared a jihad against the Japanese invaders by aligning with KMT forces