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TIL that “RPG” as in RPG-7 does not stand for “Rocket-Propelled Grenade”, It stands for “Ruchnoĭ protivotankovyĭ granatomet” or “Hand Held Anti-tank Grenade Launcher”

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rNaQ4 TIL after "the world’s largest beach clean-up" at Mumbai's Versova beach, Olive Ridley turtles returned to lay eggs for the first time in 20 years.
d8N4j TIL about the 18th century folk song Maggie May. A prostitute in Liverpool who robs sailors after spending the night with them, Maggie is eventually caught and sent to the Botany Bay penal colony in Australia. It's possible the song's story is of a real woman, Nellie Ray, a prostitute and thief.
4XLpg TIL that India has more vegetarians than the rest of the world put together.
VbQB TIL that the UK is the first country in the world to approve the creation of babies using three peoples DNA.
GPN TIL: Lethal Weapon Actor Danny Glover held a press conference in 1999 because Taxis weren’t stopping for him in New York City