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TILL the Boeing 787 Dreamliner can stay safely operational on just one engine for more than five hours before needing to land. It earned 330-minute (5.5 hrs) ETOPS certifications, because of this.

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PZOE TIL Stephen King never cashed the $5000 check he received for the rights of turning Shawshank Redemption into a movie. Instead, years after the movie came out, he framed the check and gave it back to Mr. Darabont with a note: “In case you ever need bail money. Love, Steve”
JG64 TIL Thai fisherman have figured out a way to adapt their eyes to see clearly underwater without the aid of goggles or swim masks.
16Wv7 TIL that "Van Der Beek" translates to "From the creek" in Dutch. James Van Der Beek starred in "Dawson's Creek" in the late 90s and early oughts.
AVY7 TIL A Polish art student hung his own painting up in a major art Gallery where it went unnoticed for three days.
1a84O TIL the Rod of Asclepius, a snake winding around a stick and international symbol of medicine, represents the treatment for the bloodworm Dracunculus. This worm travels through the blood and eats its way to the skin: treatment involves wrapping the worm around a wooden stick and pulling it out.