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TIL that government agencies are training eagles to take down drones flying in restricted airspace and warfare situations

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eAB5 TIL after the closure of North American airspace on Sept. 11, 2001, a small Canadian town had its population nearly doubled when 7,000 passengers were forced to land. The small community provided food, clothing, and prescriptions free of charge to all of the stranded passengers.
Zp7op TIL Australian cricketer David Boon once drank 52 cans of beer on a flight to England.
jN5gQ TIL the water that sits on top of yoghurt is called whey. This liquid contains protein, calcium and B vitamins and so it’s better to stir it back in rather than drain
BbyL TIL that the Russians dropped booby-trapped toys on Afghanistan so that Afghan children without arms or legs wouldn’t be able to fight the Soviets in the future
nv0G TIL that after Kanye West interrupted Tayor Swift, Comedy Central played South Park’s ‘Fishsticks’ episode on repeat for 2 hours.