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TIL Indian Railways have their own cricket team and stadium

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99PM TIL of “Operation Wrath of God”, where Israel responded to the 1972 Munich massacre by having the Mossad hunt down and assassinate anyone they believed was involved over the course of more than 20 years.
p8LDb TIL despite modern connotations of death as evil, the Greek god Hades was actually more altruistically inclined. Very few individual aspects of his personality were recorded, as Greeks refrained from giving him much thought to avoid attracting his attention.
RX7 TIL: Up to half of the world population is infected with Toxoplasmosis, a parasitical infection possibly linked to depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.
gYXA TIL: In Vietnam, the Vietnam War is known as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War.
e0wkb TIL A Canadian college installed sleep pods for students to nap in the library. The units are not sound-proof at all and have been placed directly next to computer workstations — which the school hopes will help prevent any bad behaviour