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TIL a new lifestyle, Tang Ping, or lying flat, started in China in 2021. It adheres to doing the bare minimum to get by in life.

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ne1Yo TIL that the passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 did indeed breach the cockpit. The cockpit voice recorder revealed sounds of screaming and crashing; the hijackers' reading of the takbir; and then a calm voice in English instructing "pull it up." Five seconds later, the plane crashed.
WXgA TIL that Hasidic Jews in New York took over a school board, gutting the education system because they thought it was unfair to pay taxes for a service they don’t use.
KQ6a TIL when the Abbey National Building Society moved into 219-229 Baker Street, London, they employed a full-time secretary to answer mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes (fictional address: 221b Baker Street)
KOOra TIL that a sequel to Freddy vs Jason was planned, with Ash Williams from Evil Dead killing Freddy off once and for all. The project was scrapped for several reasons, namely creative differences and New Line being hesitant to kill off Freddy for good.
l5p1 TIL that William Whipple freed his slaves when he signed the Declaration of Independance, because he believed that he could not fight for freedom and own slaves