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TIL the first British pilot to be shot down in WWII was in a friendly fire incident three days into the war

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rNVay TIL the actor who played Ned Ryerson, had a garage band that went to a studio to record a couple of songs and had a local kid to lay down the lead guitar.....14 year old Stevie Ray Vaughn.
eploL TIL that Chihuahuas were raised and sold as food by the Aztecs.
Eg6Yp TIL that Phillipines is the only country in the world where getting a divorce is illegal
d8obj TIL your brain is only 2% of your body mass but burns around 20% of your daily calories. The expensive-tissue hypothesis suggests increased complexity of the human brain has increased its energy requirements.
woDl8 TIL that lions are also native to India and that the last ones in Asia are found in Gir national park. The current population of Asiatic lions in India is 891 and they are listed as endangered. Similar to African nature parks, you can also go on safari in Gir national park to see the lions.