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TIL that the majority of all pandemics have originated through the cross-species transmission from animals to humans.

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rRLOx TIL that on 21st May 1927 – Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
4kNaN TIL that yawning is linked to empathy among primates, and that even fish and birds can yawn.
16KrO TIL about a group of noblemen were (allegedly) insulted as "beggars" when presenting a petition to King Philip II's half-sister. They took the insult and turned it into a defiant badge of honor, wearing rough grey cloaks and carrying beggar's bowls.
JYg91 TIL that when the UK government did not celebrate the Royal Air Force's 50th anniversary with a flypast over London, one pilot performed his own, flew through Tower Bridge, round Big Ben...and was fired.
YKLB TIL “blowjob” used to be “Below job” in Victorian England, but got shortened to “Blow job” over time