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TIL that Armenia's capital Yerevan has a district colloquially named after Bangaldesh

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p8XAb TIL Brian Wilson was obsessed with The Ronettes' "Be My Baby." He had copies of it all over his house, compared it to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, and called it the best song ever recorded. He wrote "Don't Worry Baby" for Ronnie Spector, but Phil (who was aware of the obsession) rejected it.
a8Nk9 TIL that the longest time anyone has been awake is 11 days. In 1965, a 17-year-old named Randy Gardner stayed awake for a science experiment, breaking the world record. By the end, he experienced hallucinations and memory lapses.
a0K9 TIL child genius Andrew Halliburton dropped out of college and has worked at McDonalds for over five years.
8PlG TIL in 1994, the assets of the top 6 American banks was 14.8% of the GDP. In 2009, their assets were 62.1% of the GDP.
epvGJ TIL 5-time world champion Vishy Anand was India’s first GM and held the No. 1 national ranking for 37 years until September 2023, now there are 3 Indian players, including the reigning world champion, in the world top 10 and semi retired Vishy is still ranked world No. 13.