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TIL India's population is expected to peak at 1.67B in 2063 and will then start declining

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9wrDQ TIL that the U.S. Army officially began fielding its replacement for the M4 this month. The M7 rifle will be distributed to the Army’s entire close combat force of infantry, paratroopers and scouts.
Oodee TIL about the Chinese massacre of 1871 when a mob of around 500 White and Hispanic persons entered Old Chinatown in Los Angels and attacked, bullied, robbed, and murdered Chinese residents in cold blood.
grdXL TIL Vinegar isn't just added to sushi rice for flavor, it's to prevent the growth of harmful pathogens
neVZY TIL only three people were trained to pack the parachutes used in Apollo. NASA forbade them from riding in the same car.
ZlbG TIL that prostitution was widely legal in the United States up until the early 1900’s, when the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union lobbied against it. This was the same union that was a driving force behind Prohibition in the 1920’s.