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TIL that the Romani people originated in the region of present-day Rajasthan, India. Their patron saint Saint Sarah is AKA Sara-la-Kali, "Kali" being a reference to the Hindu goddess Kali who is a popular goddess in northern India.

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Jpkk TIL A Brazilian police officer had his Nokia Lumia 520 in his back pocket when two criminals began shooting at him. He was shot in the butt, but the phone took the bullet and he was unharmed.
m1n0M TIL The term “Vilomah” describes a parent who has lost their child. Vilomah means “against the natural order of things.” Life has its natural order, and in that order, children are supposed to outlive their parents.
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yQ7Vw TIL that in the Middles Ages, psychiatric disorder existed among the upper class causing people to fear that they were made of glass "and therefore likely to shatter into pieces". One famous sufferer was King Charles VI of France, who wore reinforced clothing to protect himself from "shattering"