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TIL Antibiotic resistance could lead to over 10 million death per year which could make it a bigger problem than cancer

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xVjBk TIL In 2001, Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) was travelling to Kenya when the pilot of his private plane fainted at the controls. Atkinson took over and was able to keep the plane flying. Meanwhile he slapped the pilot several times which revived him, and the plane was landed safely.
grx4b TIL that the architect that designed the original WTC towers actually built another similar tower in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is essentially a half-height replica of one WTC tower.
Z8yvG TIL hawk moths scare off bats by rubbing their genitalia to jam the bat’s sonar
loox1 TIL that a "domino computer" was once constructed, that could add two three-bit inputs and produce a four-bit output. It was made of dominoes standing on end, and relied on timing and precise placement when they were knocked over.
D15bj TIL North Korea filmed a movie in Japan in 1985, aimed at showing the oppression of Koreans in Japan. North Koreans, instead, drew the conclusion that Koreans were better off in Japan