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TIL that a plane like a Boeing 747 uses approximately 1 gallon of fuel (about 4 liters) every second.

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j6Vma TIL Robert Kajuga, leader of the Interahamwe, had a Tutsi father
waVE TIL in 1962, a man named Vasili Arkhipov, a Soviet Naval Officer, cast a single vote that prevented a nuclear attack on the US Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis and is credited for preventing a thermonuclear World War 3.
69YWm TIL that during the filming of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ in 1939, asbestos was used in several elements of the production, including the snow effects and the Scarecrow’s costume. Despite being aware of the health risks associated with asbestos, it was still utilized in the movie.
PDPg TIL that chimpanzees fight wars like humans. Happend 1974-1978 in Gombe National Park. It is called the “Four Year War of Gombe”. Two parties fought, and one party won the war by extermination of the other. Jane Goodall observed this war and was frightend by the brutality.
599Q TIL that for the first time since 1967, new Tom and Jerry shorts are being produced on Cartoon Network.