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TIL that Russians living in Latvia since independence are still largely denied citizenship

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G6B4 TIL that some Chinese farmers use plastic molds to sculpt pears into the likeness of Buddhas.
W7R8A TIL Contrary to popular belief, the Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye.
x6llg TIL Gordon Ramsay opened his third 'Hell's Kitchen' restaurant in 2020 in a Lake Tahoe hotel/casino and 2 weeks before it opened people had already made more than 12,000 reservations.
MAZm TIL the Catholic Church accepts Darwinian evolution, as long as the existence of the human soul is not in any way dependent on it
oR9RE TIL that rock singer Marc Bolan refused to learn how to drive, fearing that he would die young in a car crash. In 1977, Bolan died at age 29 in a car crash, when a car, driven by his girlfriend Gloria Jones, hit a tree.