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TIL Afghanistan has their own “Parks and Recreation”-like show called “The Ministry” which satires their public offices.

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Lkogd TIL that it's not illegal for congresspeople to engage in insider trading.
yVArw TIL one of george straits most popular songs, "armarillo by morning" wasn't an origional song, first being written and preformed by elvis sound-alike terry stafford
y8nM TIL that there are other photos of the Tiananmen Square tank man, showing the true size of the forces he stood up to as well as others fleeing in the foreground as he approaches the tanks.
69WWX TIL about the AMOC (Atlantic meridional overturning circulation). A current of warm water that flows from the south to the north of the Atlantic. If it gets warmer, it could have catastrophic effects on the Arctic. This week the UK recorded its highest ever temperatures in their part of the sea.
NN5b TIL painting fake aircraft canopies onto the bottom of fighter planes is a technique used to confuse enemy jets about which side of an airplane is up versus down, buying critical moments of disorientation in an aerial battle.