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TIL Portlandia and SNL star Fred Armisten used to be a member of the Blue Man Group

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5VaQk TIL that in India, 114 schools are run under the Ministry of Railways, originally established by the British to cater to the educational needs of the children of railway staff.
PkwO TIL that Papa John sold his Camaro Z-28 when he was young to help his family’s struggling tavern. In 2009 he found the owner and bought the car back for $250,000. His car was stolen in Detroit this month, but has since been found.
ANRra TIL that rhinoceros mating can be brutal. First the males fight for dominance. Then the female chases the male. This is called a "bluff and bluster" ritual, & lasts hours. It often becomes violent, with wrestling and fighting. Sometimes it can even lead to death.
69WOX TIL John Salling was recognized as Virginia’s last surviving Confederate veteran and lived to 1959 at claimed age of 112. Later census research showed that Salling was born in 1858 rather than 1846 and Virginia State Library didn't have his war records
R7bN4 TIL if you develop an aversion to a food you previously loved but vomited up even just one time after eating, that is called the Garcia Effect. This happens even if you know getting sick had nothing to do with the food you ate and instead was due to a virus.