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TIL Russia has a military themed park that features international arms dealers, and are building a replica of the Reichstag for kids to invade

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awAVb TIL that a teenager fooled an entire school and its officials by pretending to be the State Senator. He was chauffeured, given a tour, and spoke to the high school students about being involved in politics. They only found out when the real Senator showed up the next month.
KjvQ TIL of John Fetterman, the 6'7 Mayor of Braddock, PA has decreased crime in his city 46% since 2006 through a variety of youth and community outreach programs.
wLe67 TIL Pistachios are expensive because the trees take up to 20 years to reach peak production, and are "biennial-bearing", meaning a light harvest every other year. The nuts used to be dyed red to hide stains caused by hand picking, most pistachios are now machine picked and dyeing is unnecessary.
L16Q TIL The pistol shrimp closes its claw so quickly that it sends a shockwave of bubbles that burn as hot as the sun and generate 80 kPa of pressure, stunning or killing fish. The shrimp can even interfere with sonar and underwater communication.
N7JLb TIL of Mett Kamil. In 2014 the Polish guy drank too much, pronounced 'dead', woke up in the morgue, went back to the bar for more drinks.