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TIL that all US astronauts are required to learn Russian as part of their extensive training, and have to be able to run the ISS using Russian-language training manuals if necessary.

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ynwv TIL that China has banned time travel in TV, saying that it “disrespects history”.
X0eQX TIL Sweden and Norway has its own definition of a mile, being 10 kilometers. As a swede i always thought that this was the standard in the whole world except The US.
dDpVQ TIL about the 1981 Pushkin Tu-104 crash where a single plane crash killed 16 Soviet admirals and another 12 highly-ranked military staff.
PJBV TIL during a 1957 Phillies game, Richie Ashburn hit a fan with a foul ball, breaking her nose. When play resumed he hit her again with another foul ball as she was being taken out on a stretcher.
jN0R TIL not to clean cat urine with bleach, having forgotten that cat urine contains ammonia.