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TIL: “The Indian government requires retailers to source 30 percent from small suppliers”; this is one of the reasons Walmart is having difficulty expanding in India.

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WXG4 TIL that when Princess Diana was stripped of the title “Her Royal Highness,” a young Prince William told his mother “Don’t worry, Mummy, I will give it back to you one day when I am king.”
GYAoE TIL there's a scrotum on the coat of arms above Parliament House, Australia.
LwKQ TIL following the 9/11 attacks, Batman Voice actor Kevin Conroy volunteered to cook for police and firefighters. At the behest of another cook he called out from the kitchen his iconic Batman line and was greeted by cheers and applause from the emergency service personal.
VMEwQ TIL that on January 31st the U.S. will see the first supermoon, blue moon, and lunar eclipse sync up since 1866.
4knlR TIL Ugandan dictator Idi Amin publicly suggested that he and Tanzanian president Nyerere participate in a boxing match to determine the outcome of the Ugandan Tanzanian war in 1979. This proposal was ignored by Nyerere and Idi Amin was forced into exile.