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TIL More Indians died in World War 2 war efforts than the Britons, Americans and French Combined

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D11Op “At any given moment, there are 1,800 thunderstorms happening somewhere on Earth. This amounts to 16 million storms each year! We know the cloud conditions that produce lightning, but we cannot forecast the location or time of a lightning strike.”
X0O9D TIL, that the time loop mechanic in the game The Legends of Zelda: Majora's Mask was inspired by the experimental German film Run Lola Run (1998) that features a time loop of a girl named Lola going through several loops to save her boyfriend.
69Rjl TIL that the character of Ned Flanders from The Simpsons was named after a street in Portland, Oregon. Series creator Matt Groening, who is from Portland, often draws inspiration from his hometown for character names.
XEmXR TIL of "Beat 'em & Eat 'em", a pornographic video game released for the Atari in which the player controlled 2 nude women whos objective is to catch semen from a man masturbating off the roof with their mouths.
R7EWQ TIL 80% of all lion cubs will die before reaching two years old, when they become skilled hunters, due to the fierce competition for food.