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TIL British Airways used to have a fleet of Chinook Helicopters. One was involved in Europe's most deadly helicopter crash in 1986.

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78nWO TIL people have sustained severe injuries that are normally only seen in fighter pilots due to participating in the merry-go-round of death internet challenge because of the high g-forces created as people ride a playground merry-go-round that is spun by the rear wheel of a motorcycle or moped.
yRml TIL that in 1891, hundreds of Italian-Americans were arrested due to their ethnicity, 11 were lynched, and Teddy Roosevelt said this was a good thing
rNOPd TIL there are people that stare at the sun for 30+ minutes every day and experience more energy and less appetite.
X0GVX TIL there's 110 million landmines still buried, across nearly 70 countries
N7gX1 TIL that when Thomas Bopp discovered the comet through a friends telescope in 1995, he notified officials via telegram. The director later laughed and stated "Nobody sends telegrams anymore, by the time that telegram got here, Alan Hale had already e-mailed us three times with updated coordinates."