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TIL about Neerja Bhanot, the 23-Year-Old Indian Flight Attendant Who Sacrificed Her Life Shielding Three Children and Saved 359 Passengers During the Hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi, Pakistan

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rRQK0 TIL that every year, there is a race from Adelaide to Darwin, Australia called the World Solar Challenge. All competitors run in aerodynamic, lightweight, fully solar powered vehicles.
64n8 TIL “Twister” (1996) was given a PG-13 rating by the MPAA Code and Ratings Board for “intense depiction of very bad weather.”
7dRZ TIL An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, has finally claimed the title by climbing it once again
e0dvJ TIL that life under chronic hypoxia has multiple advantages for humans including an overall higher lifespan.
awygo TIL a goat that was sold to be slaughtered for an Indian restaurant in Alaska escaped from the owners and a goat chase ensued around town. The goat became famously known by the name Curry and people would post photos anytime they spotted him. He was eventually caught and became a mascot.