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TIL that in India there is a Guardian Angels-style vigilante group that protects young couples who fall in love across different castes.

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vnyR TIL the term “Abracadabra” comes from the Aramaic (~ ancient Hebrew) phrase meaning “I create as I speak”.
ndRd TIL of Diana Kim, a photographer from Hawaii, who, after 10 years of documenting the homeless, found her own father among them.
GZlj TIL that the average IQ has been going up. If a typical person from 1910 time-transported to the present, they would have a mean IQ of 70, which is at the border of mental retardation.
VMnOp TIL that Japan's Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan is the world's oldest hotel. Founded in 705, it has been continuously operated by 52 generations of the same family.
7rQBM TIL Yao Ming, famous for being one of the tallest player in the NBA, was born after the Chinese government "encouraged" the marriage of his parents; the country's tallest man and tallest female basketball player.