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TIL scientific estimates of human population that Earth can support indefinitely range from 2 billion to 1 trillion

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7ZaM TIL that a USAF fighter pilot used his service pistol to shoot holes in his own fuel tank and drain fuel before landing safely. (Korea, 1958).
W7VQ4 TIL that sandhill cranes have one of the longest fossil histories of any extant bird. The oldest confirmed sandhill crane fossil is 2.5 million years old, while most living species of birds date back to less than 1.8 million years.
R7Kka TIL the California Highway Patrol are not known as CHiPs.
e0gGD TIL the birthing position used on movies and TV shows is the most painful type for pretty much all women. It is not typically recommended anywhere in the world.
NX0mP TIL the 1958 Disney nature film White Wilderness staged a lemming death plunge, pushing dozens of lemmings off a cliff while cameras were rolling. This perpetuated the myth that lemmings commit mass-suicide for years to come.