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vPGYD TIL that the Capoor family is one of the prominent families of the Indian / Hindi film industry. For 94 years, more than 4 generations and 100’s of famous Capoors have enjoyed extraordinary success in Bollywood.
jN9LM TIL Indian actress Kangana Ranaut initially aspired to become a doctor at the insistence of her parents. Her relatives were unhappy with her decision to enter the film-making industry, and they did not correspond with her for several years
NrjM TIL The tallest building in the world (Burj Khalifa) was built without sewage, so all poop must be trucked out.
5VoN9 TIL that there is only one man in recorded history to have had both dwarfism and gigantism (Adam Rainer). He went from 122.55 cm (4 foot 0.25 inches) at 18 years old to 234 cm (7 foot 8 inches) at 51 years old, which was how old he was when he died.
xVXpk TIL the bird, the Common Swift, can stay in the air for up to 10 months without landing. They can even sleep and mate while flying.