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TIL that red Solo cups are a common souvenir for foreigners to bring back from the USA.

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kGGm TIL When billions of dollars in aid flowed to Afghanistan, the money was used to commission an airline to shuttle around UN officials and hire chauffeurs, rather than build local infrastructure or public services
J159j TIL that in Papua New Guinea, the 1971 Sorcery Act allowed for accusations of sorcery to act as a defence for murder until the act was repealed in 2013. An estimated 50–150 alleged witches are killed each year in Papua New Guinea.
ELDP TIL that a hacker successfully recreated the fingerprint of the German defense minister using just a photograph of her hand.
b9r5Z TIL NASA is building an electric air plane prototype that will cut operating cost in half, and drop fuel cost from $200 per hr to $35 per hour.
X0Dej TIL the Nile crocodile has the strongest bite of all animals.