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TIL that despite the first Dalai Lama being born 622 years ago, only 14 people have ever held the title.

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0w8nM TIL about Ralph Lazo, a Mexican-American who voluntarily relocated to a World War II Japanese American internment camp (Manzanar) to join his Japanese-American friends and neighbors. He was the only known non-spouse, non-Japanese American at Manzanar, where he lived for 2.5 years.
mLkp TIL of Alex the parrot,the only non human animal to ever ask an existential question
rRGEd TIL that the Dutch East India Company was the first company to ever go public on a stock exchange, raising enough capital to become a multinational conglomerate with over 70,000 employees. At it's peak, the company was worth 78 million Dutch guilders - equivalent to $7.4 trillion today.
gMDP4 TIL The restoration steps of Tutankhamun's golden sandal, They received it in a very bad condition, The sandal soles were completely disassembled, the sandal will be displayed in the huge hall of Tutankhamun in Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, in the next year (2021).
nerEr TIL - Airline Engine Manufacturers occasionally test how well their engines can withstand the impact of a flock of birds. To do this, they use what is called a "Chicken Gun"; where they fire dead chickens into a running engine through a large diameter cannon.