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TIL Stepwells are wells or ponds with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level and were created to cope with seasonal fluctuations in water availability in South Asia.

by whatilearned February 10, 2023, 1:53 am

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TIL Native Americans have stories of Bigfoot-like creatures dating back over 1,000 years and modern claims of similar creatures, including the Skunk Ape, Fouke Monster, Momo, and others persist in the US. Europe, Asia, and Australia report similar animals, the Almas, Yeti, Yeren, Yowie, and more.

by whatilearned February 1, 2023, 3:10 pm

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TIL Bayer’s Cutter Laboratories knowingly misrepresented the results of its own research and sold HIV contaminated blood to overseas markets in Asia and Latin America. As a consequence, hemophiliacs who infused the HIV-contaminated Factor VIII and IX developed AIDS.

by whatilearned January 23, 2023, 9:42 am

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TIL That 68% of world’s population (especially Asia & Africa) is lactose intolerant, which makes them incapable of digesting milk and its products

by whatilearned January 11, 2023, 6:33 am

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Guys I think my mom is scared of Asian people. I was hiding so she didn’t know I was listening when she talked with daddy, she said that he gets to go meet the youth in Asia and then she started crying, does she really hate Asian people that much?

by CopyPastaArchive January 7, 2023, 11:39 pm

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TIL That retired adult film star Asia Carrera is not only a member of Mensa, with an IQ of 156, but she also played piano at Carnegie Hall when she was a teenager.

by whatilearned December 7, 2022, 3:12 am

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19 Indian Universities make it to top 200 in QS Asia Universities Rating 2023

by CopyPastaArchive November 9, 2022, 1:54 pm

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TIL: An English pickle manufacturer and convert to Islam accepted an offer to become the king of the short-lived state of Islamestan in Central Asia, but before his camel train arrived at his new capital, Kashgar, the country had descended into chaos; the Soviets then reestablished Chinese control.

by whatilearned October 24, 2022, 5:30 pm

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Two young Mormon missionaries are spreading the good word around South-East Asia when they accidentally walk in to a brothel

by cringeyjokesman October 10, 2022, 7:51 pm

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PUBG ASIA

by CopyPastaArchive October 4, 2022, 5:50 pm

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TIL In the 1980s pharmaceutical giant Bayer discovered their blood clotting drug was tainted with the HIV virus. Instead of scrapping the drug and taking a loss they sold it to unknowinging countries in Asia and South America leading to thousands becoming infected.

by whatilearned October 1, 2022, 3:46 pm

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TIL about Bactrian camels, a species native to the steppes of Central Asia. They can withstand temperatures ranging from -30 to +50 Celsius! Their habitat includes arid desert, stony plains, and sand dunes.

by whatilearned September 29, 2022, 12:32 pm

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