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TIL “eye of newt” in Macbeth is just a term for mustard seed

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x6711 TIL about the "Night Witches", a regiment of female fighter pilots in the Red Army. Relegated only to outdated biplanes, they nonetheless struck fear into invading German forces.
koK5 TIL that for some products, up to 30% of on-line reviews are fake.
7rKgb TIL that in 1939, a Maine State Representative named Cleveland Sleeper drafted a bill to outlaw the use of tomatos in clam chowder. The punishment for breaking this law was to have the individual dig up a barrel of clams at high tide, which is impossible.
VjKQ TIL in 1922 there was a three-day riot in New York City over whether men could wear straw hats after September 15
nlL7 TIL that the U.S. and China are collaborating on developing a thorium molten salt nuclear reactor.