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TIL that there are Zoroastrians in India

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rp01 TIL that both Mama Cass (from the Mamas & the Papas) and Keith Moon (from The Who) died in the same apartment owned by singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson.
VMB70 TIL that only 12 people have won an EGOT (Emmy, the Grammy, the Oscar and the Tony). They are: Richard Rogers, Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Whoopi Golberg, Scott Rudin, Robert Lopez.
pYoGQ TIL the modern Oval Office was only created in 1934, and designed so that President Franklin D Roosevelt, who used a wheelchair, could move easily between the Office and the Residence.
mxaJp TIL Japan grows less than 40% of the food it needs to feed its citizens
neWlo TIL the game Resistance: Fall of Man faced controversy from the Church of England due to it featuring the Manchester Cathedral as a battleground