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TIL: the US has a law called the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to combat bureaucracy. PRA approvals take 6-9 months

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N7AVe TIL about Swahili Time. The local clock is measured from sunrise (1pm) which replaces 7am Western time . In order to convert to local time you must add six hours to GMT (+3).
4lL5 TIL in the 18th century people could bring their dogs or cats to be fed to the lions and not have to pay admission fee
KdKG TIL in the 1960s the USAF brought cats into a weightless environment
PK8V TIL Redheads require more anesthesia than the average person, an average of 20% more anesthetic is required for the same effect
mAKE TIL there is only one time zone for all of India. India does not observe any form of daylight saving time or any other seasonal adjustments to the time.