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TIL of Keith Sapsford, a stowaway on a plane, who died after falling out of the wheel compartment shortly before landing. His fall was accidentally photographed by an amateur, who didn’t realize it until he developed the photos

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7rgWb TIL about Rudolph Diesel: when he invented the Diesel engine, he envisioned local communities growing crops to run their engines and making themselves entirely self-sufficient. Today, virtually all diesel engines run on petroleum from the ground by multinational oil companies in a globalized market.
66xY TIL tanning beds have been classified as a Class One carcinogen by the World Health Organization, the same as plutonium, and Brazil has banned tanning salons and the sale or purchase of tanning equipment outright. 30 US States have some restrictions.
0wej5 TIL that in Belgium if you go 15 years without voting, you are not allowed to vote for another 10 years.
OJeg TIL that during WWII, American and British Commanders successfully pressured the Free French forces to liberate Paris with an “Only White” division, despite despite whites only making up 40% of the total army.
Jm9m TIL a woman in 2009 began growing nails from all of her hair follicles. 6 years later, doctors still have no clue what is causing this. Treatment to keep her alive is $25,000 per month.