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TIL that the US uses less water now than it did in 1970

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0wDoL TIL about "Теоретики" ("The Theorists") a Belarusian comedy series about a group of nerdy scientists who become friends with a blonde waitress. When it was pointed out that the concept, titles, sets, costumes and scripts were stolen from the American sitcom "The Big Bang Theory," the actors quit.
logPK TIL Made up of women, the 588th Russian Night Bomber Regiment flew missions behind German lines, in planes built of wood and canvas with no radio or radar, their bombs held to the wings by wire. The Germans referred to them as the Night Witches.
yQVRl TIL During Argentina’s 1976-83 dictatorship sedated political prisoners were thrown – still alive – from military planes into the freezing waters of the South Atlantic.
Z8vna TIL that the dog in the “This is fine” meme meets a rather gruesome end in the comic strip
VBgRB TIL that in Morrocco, it is traditionally held that if you fart inside a mosque, you will blind or kill any angels who happen to be hanging about in there.