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TIL that India has a problem with millions shitting in public.

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nev9W TIL that the conflict point of the movie 'Sully' between Captain Sullenberger and the NTSB was all made up. In reality the NTSB report lauded Sully and its computer simulations vindicated his gutsy call to land in the river.
N7QrQ TIL of The 1 Percent Rule. This rule states that only 1% of an Internet community creates new content. The rest of the community is divided between content editors (9%) and content viewers (90%).
GYo67 TIL that state-run Chinese newspapers have fallen multiple times for the Onion, believing in the Onion’s satirical articles and quoting it as a credible source.
8eElG TIL that Rolls Royce was going to name one of their models 'The Silver Mist' until someone pointed out that Mist is the German word for 'manure..'
Nx4Q TIL 1 in 18 males and 1 in 50 females have extra nipples.