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TIL that the Gurkhas, elite soldiers from Nepal, have been serving in the British Army since 1815, known for their bravery and loyalty, and were described as "braver than the bravest" by British generals.

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Lklwv TIL London is the largest urban forest in the world: with more than 8 million trees - about one for every Londoner - the capital of the UK is literally classified as a forest in its own right.
KOaWJ TIL the kiwi was originally called the chinese gooseberry, and was only named the kiwi because of "branding and psychology"
W0eo TIL that 1 in 28 children in the United States have a parent in state or federal prison.
Y7NW TIL there is a parasitic worm found in Africa that makes your body immune to diabetes
ayjZ TIL that the original version of the Aladdin story is explicitly set in China by its opening sentences, and Aladdin himself is Chinese