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TIL an Indian farmer discovered he had been declared legally dead when he tried to apply for a bank loan, then spent 19 years trying to prove to the government he was actually alive.

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woAx1 TIL that "Dinner" (the big meal) used to be around midday so artificial light wasn't needed, and then "Supper" was an evening snack. Dinner moved later in the day during the 18th century, until it was so late a new meal was needed to bridge the gap: "Lunch."
18jd TIL that April 1st was originally celebrated as the New Year day, until in 1582 Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calender to replace the old one. Those who continued celebrating the New Year on April 1st (either rebels or ignorant of the new changes) were thus branded ‘Fools’.
Bgp8D TIL That Australia is Wider Than The Moon
d8W49 TIL Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was caught forging documents simply because the font that was used didn’t exist at the time the documents were allegedly created
R7yX7 TIL 8231 passengers have died in Aeroflot crashes, the most of any airline. Air France is second with 1783