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TIL of a Indian Civil servant and politician who had 20 University degrees along with Being a MD medicine, Master of laws and MBA. He for a certain period was a minister holding 14 portfolios.

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vBJK TIL that in 1998, Texan judge Jack Hampton sentenced a man for 30 years for killing two gay men instead of life requested by the prosecuter. He justified it by stating “I put prostitutes and gays at about the same level … and I’d be hard put to give somebody life for killing a prostitute.”
AAv7 TIL that two men in Louisiana (Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace) have been held in solitary confinement for the last 40 years.
OQlR TIL A company called Pro-Teq has created a solution that makes pavement glow in the dark. It is environmentally friendly and could save a lot of money.
rjNd TIL that Jews believe God has a 72 letter name that allows the speaker supernatural powers. This name allowed Moses to part the Red Sea
PYkQE TIL that the famous walking style of Frankenstein's monster was actually the result of a continuity error.