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TIL A Spaceplane is in development set to launch in 2023

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YpvkP TIL of toy swapping. The act of buying a new toy and put an old/broken one in it's packaging which is returned for a refund.
VBkQZ TIL Mordecai Myers was the only member of his family of 15 to survive after their home was swept into the ocean during an 1822 hurricane. He buried each of them himself (including his parents)
loNWB TIL In a study, people were required to pour sugar into a jar, then label it as “Poison”. Despite having poured the sugar themselves, people later refused to consume it. They knew their negative feelings were irrational, but they could not get themselves to shake their intuition away.
yQkJp TIL of "White Friday"; during World War 1 in Italy an avalanche struck an army barracks killing 270 soldiers. Both Italian and Austrian sides then deliberately fired shells into the weakened snowpacks in an attempt to bury the other side. 10,000 people were killed altogether.
yVnLp TIL Home Alone remains a highly popular Christmas movie in Poland. In 2010, Polsat (Polish TV Station) did not play Home Alone, which caused over 90,000 people to protest on Facebook.