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TIL it was assumed Amelia Earhart died 80 years ago(July 2, 1937) after crashing her plane in an attempt to fly around the globe and her remains were lost to deep waters.Due to a skeleton found on an island, an aircraft recovery group now believes she may have lived months as a castaway

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kJr6g TIL Mett is german dish/spread of raw minced meat. It is sometimes presented as Mettigel, a raw meat hedgehog with onions spikes.
xE0 TIL that if the Batcave was real it would be worth $32,100,000