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TIL that there are Zoroastrians in India

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Lke80 TIL There's an autonomous polity in Greece which is the only political subdivision in the world in which women are prohibited from entering for any reason.
XKPD TIL a man with 140 lb testicles was unhappy after having them removed, because it left him with a 1 inch penis.
Pkle TIL that panthers are not a real species, they are jaguars and leopards who have melanism, which is the opposite of albinism.
8eAxP TIL in 2003 the BBC aired a promotion for it's drama programming featuring a woman falling off a cliff while a couple nearby watch with the tagline "Everyone likes to watch." It was pulled after 3 airings on the same day.
Wko69 TIL that the King Cobras are cannibals, they eat other snakes. Its venom is a pure neurotoxin. It kills by asphyxiation, brings a complete shutdown of the neuro system and breathing collapses. They can grow up to 18 feet long, king cobra can raise a third of its body and look a human in the eye.