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TIL that more people travel in Indian Railways daily than the entire population of Australia

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JOGv TIL that a man who was kept in a state mental hospital against his will for 15 years sued the state for loss of liberty. His case went all the way to the Supreme Court and marked the beginning of deinstitutionalization of mental asylums in the U.S.
MeLlW TIL There are still 11 countries that don't recognize Croatia as an independent state
0d6ry TIL Ursula von der Leyen has seven children and was a housewife through much of the 90s.
M7VGb TIL Manuel Noriega was a real person, a former dictator who sued Activision over using him in the game Call of Duty Black Ops II without his knowing and as a villain. He lost the case.
5YYGn The sound of a jet engine is about 1,000,000,000 times more powerful than the smallest audible sound.