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TIL in 2019, "Pray for Nesamani" trended in social media after news of contractor Nesamani being admitted to the ICU due to a concussion caused by a hammer that fell on his head. It turns out to be that Nesamani is actually a fictional character played by actor Vadivelu in Tamil film called Friends.

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g15y TIL Hermione Granger is 34 years old. Today.
xw5g TIL flaming pigs were used in ancient warfare as a countermeasure against war elephants.
5Y0mP TIL In some countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, and parts of Hungary) there is a traditional Easter Whipping. Men spank women with special handmade whips on Easter Monday. If men arrive at women's houses after 12:00, women throw a bucket of cold water on them.
POyL TIL in 2011, instead of taking steps to alleviate their drought problems, the state of Texas decided to call for 3 days of prayer, after which their drought became much more severe.
GYvXJ TIL that LGBT folks in China, Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan refer to each other as 同志 (tóngzhì), meaning "comrade"