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TIL in the USSR, there was a course where every student was required to assemble an AK47 under a time limit in order to graduate from high school (начальная военная подготовка).

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Y7GnB TIL that Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood comes from a community of Bargees (also known as "water gypsies"), and that his generation was the first to not be born on a boat
nW9Gd TIL Whales cannot drink ocean water because it's salty. Whales obtain their water by breaking down nutrients from their food, mostly from fat. When they do accidentally drink saltwater, their super-efficient kidneys filter the salt out, resulting in pee twice as salty as seawater.
yynv TIL that when Dachau was liberated, the US Army murdered 75 unarmed SS officers, and covered it up until 2001.
KYK1w TIL that in 2004, FIFA had to make a rule that any player assuming a new nationality without a clear connection to that country will not be eligible to play for it, after Togo and Qatar naturalised Brazilian players so that they could play for their national team
PY9pV TIL that in 1987 Steve Rothstein took advantage of the AAirpass (a promotion by American Airlines that let people pay a one time $250,000 and have a lifetime of unlimited flights) and quit his job so he could fly continuously. This ended up costing the airline more than 21 million.