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TIL the main reason for dimming the lights during takeoff and landing is not to create a cozy atmosphere on the plane, but rather to allow the eyes to adjust to the outside light conditions in case of an emergency evacuation.

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LQpad TIL when Mike Meaney began his record attempt at being buried alive he neglected to tell his wife about his plan. She found out from listening to the radio. He staged workouts in a pub while in an oversized coffin, ate a diet of steak and cigarettes, and then spent 61 days buried alive
e0ZDk TIL Ashton Kutcher holds a Guinness World Record as the first person to gain 1 million followers on Twitter.
R7Qel TIL that the satanic temple has after school Satan clubs
m0jx TIL the “Nuts” in Honey Nut Cheerios is “natural almond flavour” derived from benzaldehyde which in turn is generally derived from peach and apricot pits.
LkJd TIL: The World Population margin of error is 56 million. Statistically speaking, Australia and New Zealand may be entirely uninhabited.