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TIL The Tarim Mummies (Which date from 1800BC to the first centuries BC) discovered in Xinjiang, China are Caucasian, likely speakers of Indo-European languages such as the Tocharians

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yVQPa TIL in Rwanda on the last Saturday of every month, everyone gets together in their neighbourhoods to do a collective clean-up - roads are swept, rubbish collected. It is called Umuganda, which in Kinyarwanda means "Community Work".
gMjr7 TIL Jim Crow was not a real person, but a character played by a white actor performing minstrel routines.
ZpyPR TIL that Nicholas Pileggi, author of the book which was made into the movie Goodfellas, was also responsible for the movie Casino. Bonus fact - Pileggi originally intended to write another book that would lead to a film adaptation, but he was convinced by Martin Scorcese to do the opposite.
Bmvr TIL That a “Hearing Protection Act” has been introduced which would remove the heavy taxes and wait periods for firearm suppressors, letting them be purchased like guns.
pme TIL there are no Walmarts in New York City due to intense opposition from local unions and politicians