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TIL Paranormal Activity (1) had a budget of $15,000 and grossed $193 million. The franchise went on to collect revenues of $890 million

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Lkgrm TIL In India, the police aren't allowed to handcuff prisoners unless they are at an extreme risk of escaping. The Supreme Court said that handcuffing is against the dignity of an unconvicted prisoner and thus violative of his fundamental rights. So Policemen holdhands instead.
K5L6 TIL the US House of Representatives has had 435 seats since 1911, when the population of the United States was 94 million. Today the population is over 326 million.
VMAX8 TIL that an asteroid was named after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2007 in recognition of her finishing 2nd in an international science fair while she was in high school.
GAaEN TIL Martin Luther King, Jr. was born Michael King, Jr. The name change resulted from his father, Michael, Sr., visiting Europe in 1934, where he was inspired by the German protestant reformationist, Martin Luther. He change his 5 year-old son's name, as well.
epxjJ TIL the Royal Welsh regiment includes a goat as a ranking soldier. Fusilier William Windsor was appointed on the 15th of June 2009, replacing Lance Corporal William Windsor (who was also a goat).