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TIL that India and Pakistan played a Cricket World Cup Match in 1999 while both countries were at war with each other.

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Yjdv TIL that in “Hey Ya!”, André 3000 played all eight members of the band The Love Below, and he performed the song 23 times during the course of filming
oLrW TIL that you shouldn’t store a sleeping bag in the small stuff sack that comes with it, as it ruins the insulation.
5YZJ8 TIL of the Asian corn borer, a species of moth that can mimic the echolocation sounds of a bat (their natural predator) and is used to paralyze females during courtship. Normally ineffective at copulating, when the male makes this sound - the female freezes in fear (thus making reproduction easier).
W7kgo TIL Pope Gregory XVI opposed gas lighting and railways, believing that they would create commerce and lead to liberal reforms. Gregory XVI in fact banned railways in the Papal States, calling them chemins d'enfer ("road to hell", a play on the French for railroad, chemin de fer, "iron road")
QJDeM TIL In 2014, a three-year-old girl, Karina Chikitova, survived 11 days in the Siberian wilderness with only her dog for company. She ate wild berries and drank from a river, curling up next to her dog for warmth. She was saved when her dog went back to her village and guided rescuers to her.