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TIL that in 1567, Titu Cusi Yupanqui, then ruler of the Inca, wrote a formal letter to King Philip II in Spanish language, outlining the invasion of Philip's soldiers and seeking to secure recognition of his sovereignty by argumenting with the Spanish king’s own laws and Christian morals.

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yQvme TIL in 2015, the waiting time for organ transplants in America decreased for the first time in 25 years — and it's been decreasing ever since. The reason, however, is the massive increase in drug overdose deaths.
oZvK Today I learned that when maverick Scottish Psychiatrist R.D. Laing faced a naked schizophrenic woman rocking silently to and fro in a padded cell, he took off his own clothes and sat next to her, rocking to the same rhythm until she spoke for the first time in months.
GADdE TIL that banoffee pie was created in 1971 at the Hungry Monk Restaurant in the UK. The chef and owner of the restaurant were trying to replicate a San Francisco recipe for Blum's Coffee Toffee Pie. They added banana to one version of the recipe and it proved very popular with their customers.
eaVb TIL that the first act of the UK’s State Opening of Parliament is to check the cellars to ensure that it doesn’t have any bombs in it. This is a tradition that has carried on after the original failed gun powder plot of 1605.
Wk7yN TIL that British govt in India also promoted caste system by segregating people as martial and non-martial. Also, they designated people of certain castes criminals by birth