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TIL Between 1995 and 2009, 2,500 women were killed for witchcraft in Northern India.

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kaKm TIL That the United States Army is officially designated as a terrorist organization by the Iranian government.
wooQ1 TIL The Yamnaya steppe horse culture of the Black and Caspian sea regions was a major driver of migrations into western Europe about 4,500 years ago. This migratory surge is now regarded as the most likely source of the vast family of Indo-European languages, spoken by half the world today.
KYKPB TIL that during the inter-war era, it was the British and not the Germans, who were the world leaders in tank design and the organisation of armoured forces.
wLe67 TIL Pistachios are expensive because the trees take up to 20 years to reach peak production, and are "biennial-bearing", meaning a light harvest every other year. The nuts used to be dyed red to hide stains caused by hand picking, most pistachios are now machine picked and dyeing is unnecessary.
NnZP TIL guards at New Mexico State Penitentiary had a “snitch game”. They would label inmates as snitches, let them be abused, and wait for them to turn into informants to escape their tormentors.