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TIL In 2016 the Norwegian Airforce transported a ECMO machine needed by a critically ill patient by fighter jet

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OG6d1 TIL Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni made a documentary about China that angered the CCP so much, they carried out an anti-Antonioni campaign that included televised denouncements, nationwide written criticisms and even anti-Antonioni songs taught to schoolchildren
NxKE TIL that P.T. Barnum noticed people were lingering too long at his exhibits so he posted signs indicating “This Way to the Egress”. Not knowing that “Egress” was another word for “Exit”, people followed the signs to what they assumed was a fascinating exhibit — and ended up outside.
1aQa8 TIL Saint Valentine is not only the patron saint of lovers but also of epileptics and beekeepers
rvB1 TIL a study published British Journal of Psychology concluded that those with higher intelligence don’t require large social circles to be happy
dyer TIL that printer manufacturers make most of their money from ink and often make no money for the sale printer itself