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TIL George Jetson is born this year, 2022

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BOb TIL a cat miraculously survived the sinking of three separate ships in World War Two, earning the moniker “Unsinkable Sam”
pYxXQ TIL about Philippine Airlines Flight 812. A passenger hijacked the plane and robbed the other passengers. He tried escaping using a homemade parachute, but he couldn't jump and needed a flight attendant to give him a push. He was killed after his parachute failed to open. Everyone else was unharmed.
vPy9L TIL of the Church of One Tree, a church in Santa Rosa, California built with lumber from a single redwood tree The tree used to construct the Church stood 275 feet high and was 18 feet in diameter. It produced 78,000 board feet of lumber.
R5K69 TIL that much like The Book of Mormon where Jesus goes to America, an additional chapter of the bible appeared in the 19th century where Paul the Apostle went to England.
EPGp TIL In an order to break a price barrier, indian engineers has come up with the world’s cheapest phablet ($20), which is as powerful as the original iPad but also has slots for USB and MicroSD devices, a camera, and twice the memory.