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TIL Bangalore was the first city in Asia to be electrified in 1905, using hydroelectric power plants. They replaced kerosene street lamps with electric ones.

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YpKLv TIL a nurse who cares for the terminally ill shared her observations in a book called, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying. The top 5 are: courage to live a life true to myself, not working so hard, courage to express my feelings, staying in touch with my friends, letting myself be happy.
8eLXZ TIL of Chamoy Thipyaso who holds the record for the longest non-life-imprisonment prison sentence of 141078 years. She received the sentence for involvement in a pyramid scheme worth an estimated $200 million to $301 million.
jN06X TIL that Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele) and Dwayne McDuffie (writer on Ben 10, JL Unlimited, and Static Shock) are half-brothers. Key never knew the existence of his half-brother until after he had passed away at the age of 49.
pY5j8 TIL about Flaco, an owl that escaped from the Central Park zoo. The WSJ called him a peeping tom for frequently being caught looking in apartment windows throughout Manhattan. 1 year after escape he collided into a building, his necropsy revealed large traces of rat poison and pigeon herpesvirus.
YPbx TIL the boy scouts, who don’t allow gay leaders and only recently have allowed gay scouts, was founded by a gay combat veteran.