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TIL that Manipur is known as the Jewel of India.

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OGlm7 TIL that more than half the drop in America’s total fertility rate is explained by women under the age of 19 now having next to no children
VPVZ TIL in 1861 a 43-day storm flooded northern and southern California for 6 months.
KOMjQ TIL in 2005 the word "Mate" was banned in the Australian Federal Parliament. The ban was revoked within 24 hours.
e0n6b TIL about the Oakland Buddha, placed by a resident on a street corner to prevent illegal dumping, the statue has now become a shrine for the local Vietnamese population who leave offerings and have even built a shelter for the Buddah. Crime in the area dropped 82%
9BYG TIL that in the 19th Century, Americans purposely filled their parks with squirrels for entertainment purposes. They were rarely found outside of the forest beforehand.