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TIL about "Теоретики" ("The Theorists") a Belarusian comedy series about a group of nerdy scientists who become friends with a blonde waitress. When it was pointed out that the concept, titles, sets, costumes and scripts were stolen from the American sitcom "The Big Bang Theory," the actors quit.

X0kKP TIL in 2017, a man of the Fipa tribe disrespected his mother, and was disciplined by his tribe in the "traditional" way: Whipped, immersed in cow manure, mocked with song, and fined 1 goat and some cornmeal
4LN5 TIL the State Hermitage Museum in Russia has a team of cats that prowl the museum to protect the artwork against rodents. The cats even carry a passport with a photo.
OoAng TIL Viagra (sildenafil, the compound) was originally developed for the treatment of high blood pressure and chest pain due to heart disease. During the clinical trials, researchers discovered that the drug actually way more effective at inducing erections. In 1999, Pfizer sold 1bn$ worth of Viagra.
wL7nY TIL: There are pyramids in Mauritius. The builders have not been identified and many people write off as "just piles of rocks" despite them having an uncanny resemblance to many other pyramids in Tenerife and Sicily 1000s of miles away
4kvgb TIL that, from 1951 until a major incident in 1957, Lake Karachay in the Ural was used by the Mayak nuclear reprocessing plant as a dumping ground for liquid radioactive waste and now contains 4.44 exabecquerels (EBq), causing a radiation level of 600 röntgens per hour