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TIL that apartheid South Africa designated East Asians as “honorary whites”, granting them the same rights and privileges as white South Africans

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69LAW TIL that Winston Churchill, was directly responsible for creating Bengal famine of 1943 which ultimately killed about 3 Million Indian Bengalis.
1aeZO TIL Herpes Zoster (Chickenpox/Shingles) and Herpes Simplex show an up to 50% T-cell cross-reactivity.
ADl87 TIL UPS drivers don't take the shortest routes. UPS has special software which optimises each route by eliminating as many left-hand turns as possible. As result, UPS claims it uses 10m gallons less fuel, emits 20,000 tonnes less carbon dioxide and delivers 350,000 more packages every year.
BMEr TIL heavy smoke conducts electricity.
Zp4kB Today I learned Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935 by two men. The original book was written as “The Story of How More Than 100 Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism.” Today there are over two million members worldwide.