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TIL the Turkish Airlines give a special 50% discount to family members of martyrs

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64PQ TIL 3 people were hanged for the 1660 murder of William Harrison in the year 1661. In 1662, William Harrison returned on a ship after escaping slavery, having been kidnapped by pirates. This lead to the “no body, no murder” rule.
6OBX TIL Women are physiologically better at distinguishing color, while men better distinguish moving objects.
yQb0w TIL Reindeer are the only mammals that can see UV (ultraviolet) light and make sense of it
OokQL TIL when released 30 years ago, despite huge levels of radio play, the song 'Do The Bartman' by Bart Simpson was never released as a single in the USA. It topped music sales charts almost everywhere else in the world.
jD8Q TIL that labs working with level 4 biohazards such as Ebola, maintain a negative air pressure. This assures that in the case of a leak, clean air will flow into the lab, rather than possibly contaminated air flowing out.