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TIL that an Indian airline only hires women because they are lighter, so they save up to $500,000 per year in fuel

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0wWN1 TIL that when the Declaration of Independence was being drafted, Benjamin Franklin suggested that the word "sacred" be replaced with "self-evident" because he believed that the nation should be founded on reason, not faith.
9yXG TIL Pilgrims were fleeing religious persecution but only because they preached intolerance and did not put up with political or religious dissent.
VMdX4 TIL killer whales use a hunting technique known as a "karate chop" against sharks. Using its tail it pushes the shark to the surface on a vortex, then raises its tail high in the air and slams it on the shark’s head. Then it flips the shark over causing tonic immobility, rendering it paralyzed.
xV5kg TIL of the “perfect murder.” In 1929, man was found shot to death in his locked apartment in New York. The door and windows had been locked from the inside. No gun or fingerprints were found inside the apartment.
KYoRE TIL that introverted narcissists are harder to detect and research finds they are also more prone to violence!