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TIL killer whales, short-finned pilot whales, and humans are the only species known to go through menopause.

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6VRJ TIL that even though mid-air collisions between 2 aircraft are extremely rare, there has been 1 recorded incident of a mid-air collision involving 3 aircraft in 1988.
8vN8 TIL: Today is the 40th birthday of the cell phone. The Nokia 1100 is the best selling cell phone ever.
9YweQ TIL the Swedish propaganda/war ship Vasa sank 100m into its maiden voyage and was recovered 333 years later. Today it is the oldest preserved ship and can be seen in a Stockholm museum.
kJKeE TIL about The Shelter of the 11th. A hotel built in 1929 on Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus. once considered one of the highest hotels in Europe at 4,100m ASL. It survived WW2 despite being the site of significant fighting, but in 1998, it burned down due to violations of fire safety rules by tourists.
OopR6 TIL the largest industrial disaster in history occurred in 1975 during the cultural revolution in China. The Banqiao Dam collapsed during a typhoon which is estimated to have killed hundreds of thousands. The CCP covered up this disaster for almost 20 years.