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TIL after 100 years after Titanic sank, an Australian billionaire plans to make a 98% accurate replica. Plans to be launched in 2016.

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axMo TIL the original “Siamese Twins” fathered a total of 21 children, and their descendants now number more than 1,500.
d8a4K TIL, that airplane windows are round because where there’s a corner, there’s a weak spot. Windows, having four corners, have four potential weak spots, making them likely to crash under stress – such as air pressure.
WkpvA TIL that many East African countries don’t want your donated clothes, as it destroys their own clothing market and hurts their economy. They have even asked countries like the U.S. to stop, but we never listen.
JYboB TIL of Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians. Eldest daughter of Alfred the Great who ruled the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and played a key role in conquering the Danelaw.