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TIL of The Bachelor of Powalgarh, an exceptionally large, man-eating Indian Bengal tiger, which was sought after and eventually shot and killed by Jim Corbett in 1930. The tiger was 10 feet 7 inches long

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wLDB7 TIL about Pili Multigemini, one follicle with multiple hairs fused together.
aw7Ro TIL of Fazal Din, a British Indian Army soldier who was impaled by the sword of a Japanese officer . He pulled out the sword, killed the officer who stabbed him and another enemy soldier, destroyed an entire enemy position, and walked 25 yards with a hole in his chest to deliver his report.
P1ggZ TIL Laos is the most bombed country in history relative to its population size
jEMj TIL in the real story of Mulan, after she is given leave from the army, she is summoned back to the palace to be the khan’s concubine(a sex-slave). Rather than suffer this fate, she committed suicide.
Egknw TIL that there are three summers. Today marks the start Astronomical Summer (from summer solstice to autumnal equinox). There is also Meteorological Summer (June, July and August) and Solar Summer (the solstice is the mid point so summer started 45 days ago).