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TIL Dasani sources water from municipal pool water in some California locations

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neMNG TIL There were 80 million undetonated bombs (UXO) in Laos from the Vietnam War. There is a group called Article22 that works with local Laotian craftspeople and the MAG (Mines Advisory Panel) to clear UXO and turn it into beautiful jewelry.
rR1Pd TIL Ivan Mishukov, a Russian boy who was raised by a pack of dogs from age 4-6. His pack defended him from police 3 times before they tricked the pack and captured him.
b9lNE TIL that Russia has “closed cities”, cities that have restrictions on visitors and are sometimes omitted from maps.
woVEo TIL the only reason we have video of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series is because Bing Crosby was too nervous to watch the game live so he had a company record the game for him. During this time TV networks didn't keep records of the games. The tape was found 50 years later in his wine cellar.
6E98X TIL that leap years occur every 4 years EXCEPT when the year is divisible by 100, UNLESS that year is also divisible by 400. So the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 weren't leap years, but 2000 was.