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TIL rats prefer jazz to classical music, when on drugs

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OG4RY TIL 4-yr-old Cecelia Cichan was the sole survivor of the deadliest aviation accident to have only one survive (NW Airlines Flight 2550). Her mom, dad, brother, & 153 others total died. She was found still belted in her seat, faced down with 3rd-degree burns & fractures to her skull, collarbone & leg
9E7D TIL French preschools serve four-course lunches (including a cheese course) to educate them in taste and stimulate their senses
e0oe6 TIL The US Governments super-secret "interstage material" used for nuclear weapons, known publicly only by its code name Fogbank, has to be manufactured with impurities purposely inserted. It apparently doesn't work if it's too pure.
8aZX TIL Dead ants give off a scent to signal other ants that they need to be carried away. The dead are brought to a designated graveyard in order to avoid bacteria spreading.
BoQy TIL that many of the largest charities in America are giant money making scams