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TIL one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world in 1941 had an airframe constructed mostly of wood

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V714 TIL that there’s a strong correlation between people who buy bird seed and people who usually pay their debts. Inversely, people who buy chrome accessories for their car tend to not pay their debts in full.
VMdg8 TIL that generally speaking, a Dane speaking Danish can understand and be understood by Norwegians speaking Norwegian, and Swedes speaking Swedish. This is because the languages of Scandinavia are considered "mutually intelligible".
7xl7 TIL that cognitive decline is slower for people exercising regularly, and increased physical activity levels can slow down brain aging by 10 years
99NX TIL of the “suicide palm” recently discovered in Madagascar that flowers itself to death. The plant grows for decades before exploding with nectar-rich blossoms that deplete the plant’s nutrients and cause it to die
MmZ0 TIL at the age of 17 Bill Hicks’ parents took him to a psychologyst, who, at the end of the session, told him “it’s them, not you”.