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TIL of 'Osterns' or 'Red Westerns.' A genre of film originating from Russia and the Eastern Bloc. Emulating and drawing from American Westerns.

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WkPeo TIL when French was declared the official language of Quebec, the beloved Montreal deli, Schwartz's, was specifically allowed to retain the apostrophe in its name despite no such grammar mark being used in French to show possession. The deli, founded in 1928, is now partly owned by Celine Dion.
P1KQg TIL: Snakes still flick their tongues while swimming underwater.
ZXlR TIL that Bill Burr once berated an entire crowd for 12 minutes due to how they treated comics that were on before him.
OolW1 TIL Not one year has gone by since 1983 without brand new commercial software written for the NES. (skip to 34:15 for a summary of how)
OoDe TIL that North Korea hijacked a plane in 1967 and still hasn’t returned the passengers.