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TIL That the Indian Army tracked “Spy Drones” for 6 months until it turned out they were planets.

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pYy9b TIL that the British are descended from a tribe of Spanish fishers
BroXx TIL At one point in August 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first professional team to field nine players who were either black or Latino. Coincidentally, this was the same year they won the World Series.
49Vo TIL traffic in central London moves at the same speed as horse-drawn carriages a century ago.
4krdJ TIL that in 1987, the movie Mannequin made more at the box office than Spaceballs, The Princess Bride, Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, and Raising Arizona.
oBKpE TIL the Japanese Imperial Family has a staff of more than 1,000 people (47 servants per royal). 30 gardeners, 25 chefs, 40 chauffeurs as well as 78 builders, plumbers and electricians. The Emperor has four doctors on standby 24 hours a day, five men manage his wardrobe and 11 assists in Shinto rites