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TIL goats have rectangular pupils which allow them to see 320 to 340 degrees around them

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kOMMm TIL of Stan Reynolds, a WW2 Vet, Business man, collector, and aviation enthusiast. He had collected 2,000 cars, 1,100 tractors, 500 trucks, 200 steam engines, 800 stationary engines and many more. Eventually donating $11.5 million worth of artifacts to create the Reynolds-Alberta Museum.
Do8j TIL to annoy his captors, an American POW in North Korea would pretend every day that he was riding around on an invisible motorcycle until eventually, his captors “confiscated” the motorcycle and stated that it was “against the rules and regulations.”
WvVL TIL in Hinduism the world is destroyed every few billion years in a flood. A family chosen by god survives on a boat with two of every animal.
Apol TIL Captain Robert Piché successfully piloted an emergency landing of his airplane when both engines failed on a trans-Atlantic flight. The plane also lost hydraulic power to the flaps, alternate brakes, and spoilers. He landed the plane in the Azores, saving the lives of all 306 people on board.
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