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TIL- Pistachios are spontaneously combustible.

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kOoQe TIL that a woman refused to board a lifeboat when the Titanic was sinking as she refused to be parted from her dog. Several days later, passengers on the SS Bremen passing by the wreckage in the water, saw the body of a woman tightly holding a large shaggy dog in her arms.
awXwZ TIL of "The Family Shakespeare", a 19th century version of Shakespeare's works that attempted to edit them to make them suitable for children. Very popular during the 1800s, it is now widely criticized as an example of literary censorship.
D1O6v TIL Quokkas don't really throw their babies at predators
0wDoL 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.
7rwkb TIL Russia did not treat beer as an alcoholic beverage until 2011. Before that, beer was classified as a soft drink.