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TIL of a parachute system for small planes that has thus far saved 90 lives

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Xvej TIL: that the choir singing during the intro to Mr. Bean are singing ‘Ecce homo qui est faba’, Latin for 'Behold the man who is a bean’.
ZavQ TIL The creators of Breaking Bad made a real savewalterwhite.com, and it has raised over $125,000 for The National Cancer Coalition
J1pv TIL during the Apollo 12 mission, a 2 ½ ton piece of the Lunar Module was experimentally crashed onto the surface of the moon. The unexpected result? The moon “rang like a bell” for nearly an hour.
e0oDJ TIL DoorDash was forced to honor its own arbitration clause after over 5,000 drivers took the company to arbitration, and costed it $12 million just in filing fees.
4Xpy5 TIL that each year ancient Greeks had the option to pick a politician to exile for 10 years. They’d cast their vote with pieces of pottery called ‘ostraka’ - it’s where we get the word ostracise from.