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TIL: Many Major World Cities are About to Run Out of Water

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78YkX TIL Olive oil is actually "juice"
DMgJ TIL Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia all have a higher proportion of women in parliament than the USA does in congress
yQmrw TIL that despite being widely publicized, the Hindenburg disaster was only the 4th worst airship disaster.
M77DW TIL about Ttongsul, an ancient Korean medicine made from fermented poop of a 4-7yo child
Z8yAD TIL The Beatles' set off on their 1st World Tour without an unexpectedly sick Ringo. Session drummer Jimmie Nicol replaced him for eight performances before fading into obscurity. The whirlwind experience was a mixed bag for Nicols, who later said "I see why so many famous people kill themselves."