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TIL humans may be only 20 years away from inventing immortality

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kOAe4 TIL after a unit conversion snafu, Air Canada flight 143 ran out of fuel at 41k feet. The pilot, who flew gliders in his downtime, brought the plane down on an abandoned airfield which was being used as a racing circuit and everyone got out alive with only minor injuries.
8a90V TIL that despite the name, the New York Times Best Seller list does not simply compile which books have sold the most, but is a combination sales figures, other data, and internal guidelines. Exactly how the list is determined is a trade secret.
4krjJ TIL while ostrich eggs are the largest of any bird, they are the smallest relative to the birds size.
eWQn TIL the real James Bond was actually an Ornithologist. When asked by Ian Fleming if it was okay to use his name he replied simply: “Fine With It.”
B8jx TIL that in 2008 a man struck a deal with prosecutors agreeing to plead guilty to murder in exchange for a bucket of KFC & some Popeyes chicken