GA66j TIL that a 2016 Daallo Airlines flight survived a mid-air bomb explosion when the bomber himself was sucked out of the plane, and all other passengers survived.
16EEd TIL an Indian transport minister who implemented the 20% ethanol-blended petrol policy across India has a family ethanol business, whose revenue surged from about $2 million to $87 million in a year.
oR88E TIL Sprite was originally named "Clear Lemon Fanta"
dDnnB TIL Today, Nepal celebrates a festival dedicated to the worship of dogs. It honors their loyalty and companionship. People offer garlands, food, and prayers to show their gratitude.
KYeea TIL "You have the right to remain silent" means "You are allowed to stay quiet IF YOU WANT." This whole time I thought it meant "Be quiet" (Sorry I'm not from the US and I've only heard this in movies so please forgive my ignorance lol I feel so slow)
a8mmb TIL while making Luxo Jr, Pixar used Disney’s animation principles to show character emotions. They knew it had worked when, after the premiere, computer scientist Jim Blinn approached John Lasseter, and instead of asking about a technical detail, Blinn asked if the big lamp was the mom or the dad.
Zpooo TIL that iceland and the UK had a series of naval military confrontations. Iceland demanded the US to bomb British ships and threatened to leave NATO which in the end forced the UK to backdown. It's known as the cod wars.
78ddx TIL Hurricane Katrina displaced over one million people from the central Gulf Coast to elsewhere across the United States, becoming the largest diaspora in the history of the United States
kJXXg TIL MLB hasn't had a repeat champion since 2000 New York Yankees
EgRRp TIL: 16 Psyche is thought to be an exposed core of an early protoplanet in our asteroid belt.
Y7ddW TIL Australia successfully eradicated the invasive grey squirrel from Adelaide in the early 1900s through a prompt and coordinated effort involving government control and a bounty system
Bgnnb TIL that apple had one of their sounds be named sosumi (pronounced so sue me) because apple corps kept suing them for defying their rules.