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TIL that 90% of Diamonds in the world pass through the Indian city of Surat in Gujarat state, before reaching the market. The diamonds are cut and polished here.

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x6lA0 TIL that some metro stations in Bucharest have very narrow platforms, because Elena Ceausescu (the wife of Nicolae Ceausescu) wanted less stations in the metroline saying: "youth and working class is starting to get fat, so they need to walk more", so the workers had built those stations in secret.
AjjB TIL Bobbi Gibb is the first woman to have run the entire Boston Marathon in 1966. At the time when women were banned from entering because of their gender,she entered the marathon wearing her brother’s Bermuda shorts and a hooded sweatshirt and finished the race unofficially.
nPPG TIL of the term champagne socialist, which is a term used to describe self-described socialists who lead upper middle class lifestyles incompatible with their political convictions
641Y TIL…Bill Gates and Warren Buffett went to China to encourage their billionaires about the benefits of Philanthropy (giving to their community), they were mainly ignored because Philanthropy (outside of supporting family) is not part of Chinese culture
dDyZd TIL that the first Coachella Music Festival was held in 1999. It was inspired by a 1993 Pearl Jam concert. Pearl Jam's lead singer, Eddie Vedder, led the band to boycott venues controlled by Ticketmaster and perform at the Empire Polo Club grounds instead.