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TIL the ‘sand mafia’ is a huge problem in India, illegally mining sand and causing permanent environmental damage.

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nN8P TIL that in the USA people often fire their guns into the air on New Year’s Eve. Between ‘85 and '92, 38 people died from the falling bullets in LA alone.
rRoDd TIL that in Tucson, Arizonan in 1970, a teacher was fired for being a witch.
Ba9L TIL if someone accidentally sends you something by mail that you didn’t pay for, you don’t have an obligation to pay for it or return it.
Brj6L TIL that there is a Japanese animated series based on the life and works of American Songwriter Stephen C. Foster called "Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair," after one of Foster's songs. It ran for 52 episodes in the early 90s.
K0LE TIL the US version of 1 vs 100 did a special “Battle of the Sexes” episode with 1 woman vs 100 men and 1 man vs 100 women. The woman contestant was eliminated at $50k, the man became the show’s first (and only) million dollar winner.