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TIL that India is the largest producer of mangoes, it accounts for less than 1% of the international mango trade; India consumes most of its own production.

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ZOpR TIL Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’ is best-selling science fiction novel of all time. Herbert was an ardent environmentalist and intentionally included ecological issues in his novels to stimulate his readers to think about critical environmental issues facing human kind.
6EpAX TIL that when left untreated, rabies has perhaps the highest mortality rates of any virus or disease, virtually 100% fatal.
gwV9 TIL, In 2 AD, the Roman poet Ovid published a series of poems that taught men relationship advice such as “‘not forgetting her birthday” and “not asking about her age”.
9QR6 TIL that the CERN management agreed and signed a legal document that made the web publicly available in such a way that no one could claim ownership of it and that would ensure it was a free and open standard for everyone to use.
rRBp4 TIL that Daniel Day-Lewis’ father was the Poet Laureate of the UK