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TIL that in parts of Africa, the only drinkable water available comes from Coca Cola and they charge more for water than soda- go 31:47 into video

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x65Lb TIL Miklós Lászlós play Parfumerie was the basis of the movies The Shop Around the Corner, In the Good Old Summertime, and You Got Mail, and the musical She Loves Me, among other adaptations; all based around two people who hate each other in person but fall in love via correspondence.
6EZ9l TIL Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt is the only scientist to have explored the Moon’s surface. Because he was not a pilot, as all previous astronauts were, Dr. Schmitt attended a 53-week course in flight training, logging more than 2,100 hours flying time
d854E TIL that in 2006, a woman farted on a plane and tried to cover up the smell by lighting matches, causing an emergency landing.
R7K48 TIL that the Vietnamese unit of currency is the 'Dong.'
D1wyv TIL that breathing 100% pure oxygen for more than 16 hours can lead to irreversible lung damage, damage to the retinas, and eventually, death.