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TIL Mumbai is the only city in the world to have a fully functioning national park with freely roaming large carnivores, within city limits.

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VMJj0 TIL that 17 years before Confederate General James Longstreet surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House, he stood as a groomsman in Grant's wedding. At the surrender, they embraced and reminisced about "the days that were so pleasant."
JDX1 TIL in 1998, a woman hit and killed a cyclist when she was distracted by her Tamagotchi.
5VmPQ TIL that Dire Straits's bassist John Illsley owns a pub in Hampshire which was rated as one of the "Fifty Best Pubs Around Britain" by the Times. He has also decorated the pub with his own paintings.
YpkmW TIL the home remedy of ginger for nausea actually has some science behind it. It turns out ginger contains a substance called gingerol which is converted into a substance that blocks nausea signals in the stomach. It works in a similar way prescription anti-nausea drugs do.
RLg8 TIL a 16-year veteran Police Officer filed suit against his department alleging he was twice passed up for promotion and denied chances for overtime because he refused to profile young drivers for traffic tickets