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TIL that India has a problem with millions shitting in public.

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W7GbL TIL The first Medals of Honor given to Americans for actions while fighting in a foreign country were awarded to nine sailors and six marines who fought in the Korean Expedition in 1871. Since 650 men were sent, this means 2% of them received the award.
8ex4X TIL: Chess boxing is a sanctioned sport in which two competitors alternate between rounds of boxing and blitz chess until one wins by checkmate or knockout.
X0Zvr TIL about the Coudersport Ice Mine in Pennsylvania. Huge ice formations up to 3' thick and 25' long appear in the cave during the spring and summer. The formations disappear in the winter.
LkOGp TIL of Katsuma Dan, a Japanese marine biologist who studied in the US before WW2 and who saved his marine lab with a note to advancing American forces asking to preserve his scientific work. (note in comments)
G4kQ TIL The Parental Advisory sticker eventually came into being after Tipper Gore heard her 11-year old daughter listening to Prince’s “Darling Nikki”, causing her to co-found Parents Music Resource Center