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TIL That Only One Plane Was Allowed to Fly After the Flights were Grounded on Sept 11th 2001. Due to a man needing more antivenom from the most venomous snake in the world

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xVbe7 TIL that before a key battle in Alexander the Great's campaign in Persia, the Persian king offered Alexander generous terms for peace. One of Alexander's generals is said to have remarked: "I would accept the terms, if I were you". Alexander responded: "So would I, if I were you". He won.
1Yar TIL in 2008 Nadya Suleman, mother to six children, was implanted with 12 embryos via in vitro fertilization. She gave birth to octuplets (eight babies – all survived) and was dubbed “Octomom”. Dr. Michael Kamrava lost his medical license due to of his “extreme departure from standard of care”.
JDJV TIL the marvel universe doesn’t have teenage sidekicks because they are Stan Lee’s pet peeve
PJ1e TIL the highest Rotten Tomatoes rating for a movie based on a video game is 44%, for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
dDnM7 TIL that in 2022, Indian conmen streamed a fake cricket tournament to scam betters. The field was just a barren lot, the crowd was pre-recorded, the players were local villagers wearing counterfeit Indian Premier League jerseys and a soundalike imitated the IPL's real commentator.