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TIL the (hilarious comedy) “Airplane!” was a remake of the 1957 (totally serious) dramatic film “Zero Hour,” and contains many of the same exact lines and scenes.

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n8n7 TIL not all Kamikaze were volunteers, “It’s all a lie that they left filled with braveness and joy, crying, ‘Long live the emperor!’ They were sheep at a slaughterhouse. Everybody was looking down and tottering. Some were unable to stand up and were carried and pushed into the plane by soldiers.”
e0a65 TIL :The Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise. The soreness is felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after the exercise.
L4bV TIL the median age of the country of Niger is 14.8 years old. 50% of the population is under the age of 15.
Oxd1 TIL The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, stood for a mere 50 years before it was destroyed by an earthquake. Its ruins stood and attracted visitors for way longer than the original statue (reportedly hundreds of years) before it was finally recycled for scrap metal.
GAJp1 TIL Millie and Christine McKoy Were Conjoined Twins Born Into Slavery