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TIL 53% of Indian children are sexually abused

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dDwjj TiL After the Monkees broke up, Peter Tork briefly worked as a high school teacher in the mid-70's. He taught music, social studies, math, French and history, and coached baseball at several schools.
9nNM TIL of Stephen Wiltshire who draws whole cities from memory. Here he draws a 30 feet panoramic drawing of Rome after visiting it for the first time and memorising within 5 hours.
P1OnV TIL about a device called the beauty micrometer, which was used to measure facial features to determine how much makeup can be used and was invented by beautician Max Factor
ygJv TIL Bugatti Veyron tires cost $42,000 for a set. At top speed they only last 15 minutes. The wheels have to be replaced every other tire change to ensure the integrity of the bead seal at high speed. Those are $69,000 a set.
b99va TIL Osama Bin Laden visited Indiana and Los Angeles in the late 1970s