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TIL that the Ganges river receives around 19 billion gallons (72 billion liters) of sewage a day, most of which is untreated.

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OogL1 TIL the term "paint the town red" entered useage after an English town was literally painted red by a drunk gang.
xOm1 TIL archaeologists had found a ring inside a 9th century Viking grave that is inscribed with the phrase ‘for Allah’.
YXXv TIL that a man went through simulated labor to put an end to the age old debate about pain thresholds…and called mercy after three hours.
GYb1Q TIL of Masanobu Tsuji, a Japanese war criminal who executed POWs on Bataan, fled to Indochina, and disappeared into Laos in 1961. He was later rumored to be working for North Vietnam. A CIA report said he was "the type of man who would start World War III without any misgivings."
D1gKD TIL the guy who ate a whole Cessna airplane was awarded a bronze plaque by the Guinness Book of World Records. He was so honoured that he ate the plaque.