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TIL that George Harrison, one of the Beatles, converted to Hinduism.

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Z8nKa TIL after the Chinese Civil War, several units of the Nationalist army fled to Burma. When recalled to Taiwan, some refuse and marched into Thailand, where they grew opium while fighting Communists for the government. Their village is now "one of Thailand's top ten destinations among backpackers."
4kvKb TIL Texans eat pickles at the cinema, and many are surprised to learn that no one else does.
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mxZLx TIL that cutting beef consumption in favour of chicken and plant proteins could liberate 28 million square kms of land - the size of the US, Canada and China combined.
16aw8 TIL that diarrheal diseases are the biggest health burden in 5 countries: Syria, Bhutan, Bahrain, Cyprus and Maldives.