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TIL that an analysis of more than 600,000 Airbnb listings found almost 95% percent scored either 4.5 or 5 stars

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BVyk TIL that in the ‘60s at the height of the Cold War, the US continuously flew planes carrying nuclear bombs around the world as a precautionary measure in the event of an attack by the USSR. 5 of these planes crashed, and nuclear contamination resulted in at least 2 instances.
wL14E TIL TED held its first conference in 1984 and included presentations from Apple, Sony and other professionals. It was a finalcial flop and it took 6 years for them to organize the next event in 1990.
n5kY TIL that it’s common to mention illnesses when offending someone in Dutch. Some translated examples include: “Get the cancer”, “Cancer mongoloid” and “Typhoid off”.
P1Ovn TIL the Eiffel Tower in Paris can grow up to 15 centimeters (about 6 inches) during the summer due to the thermal expansion of the metal it's constructed from.
d80JE TIL There is a Japanese Historical Revisionist Movement that pushes false narrative that Japan was trying to liberate Asia from Western Powers in WWII omitting atrocities committed by Japan.