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TIL A country Circassia once existed where the Sochi Olympics were held. 97% of the population was wiped out in a genocide.

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Jm9m TIL a woman in 2009 began growing nails from all of her hair follicles. 6 years later, doctors still have no clue what is causing this. Treatment to keep her alive is $25,000 per month.
nXPY TIL George Orwell sent a copy of 1984 to his idol, Aldous Huxley. Huxley wrote Orwell a letter, in effect saying, “Good book, but the future will be more like what I wrote in Brave New World, not 1984.”
0w6X5 TIL that 31% of India's population is vegeterian, by far the highest rate in the world. India has more vegeterians than the rest of the world put together.
Va44 TIL that during WWII, hamburgers in the U.S. were dubbed “Liberty Steaks” to avoid the German-sounding name.
gZdb TIL the Titanic will be reduced to a rust stain in an estimated 15-20 years due to a metal eating bacteria.