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TIL There are over 13,000 bird strikes annually in the US alone

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o4XY TIL that JetBlue and Southwest are the only major US airlines with no fatalities
woE9P TIL about Third Man Factor (or Sydrome). A phenomenon where explorers, or people in a survival situation, see and or feel a person/ presence that gives them guidance and support at a critical moment in their survival.
R5WY8 TIL the world's first transplanted penis was reversed two weeks later because the recipient and his wife had such a "severe psychological problem" with it.
QJLye TIL that at his last session with Pink Floyd Syd Barrett wrote a new song called "Have You Got It Yet?" Seemingly easy at first, the song quickly became impossible to learn as Barrett changed the arrangement every take. Eventually, the band realized it was an elaborate joke by the deranged Barrett.
lxlG TIL when fed up with Congress then-senator Davy Crockett said “You can all go to hell, I’m going to Texas.” shortly before his death at the battle of the Alamo.