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TIL the Indian civilization dates to '7500 BC to 6200 BC' according to recent findings, making it as old as Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations.

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GY9a4 TIL that an Indian fan spent the whole day at a match in Toronto shouting 'aloo' (potato) through a megaphone at overweight Pakistani cricket captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq, until finally Inzamam invaded the crowd and attacked the fan with a cricket bat, causing a mass brawl
0LM5 TIL If a weather forecaster gives a 50% chance of precipitation that could mean there is a 100% chance of rain in 50% of the area. The ‘probability of precipitation’ number frequently used in weather forecasts is mostly unknown by the public and is misinterpreted.
KOaDB TIL that those bibles that you find in the bedside table's drawer in hotels are actually placed in there by a group called Gideons International and usually not by the hotel itself.
ADpal TIL that the first black millionaire was Madam C. J. Walker. She was the first in her family born into freedom, and made her money through developing hair and beauty products for black women.
loRN TIL Gangster, Al Capone started one of the first Soup Kitchens during the Great Depression for the unemployed.