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TIL twilight was originally rejected by 14 publishers.

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nZvr TIL an Air Canada passenger flight took a detour and dropped from 37,000 feet to 4,000 feet to help find a stranded yacht off the Australian coast. It took the passengers 25 minutes after the emergency beacon was activated to locate the yacht.
MjE0 TIL the oldest known tattoos were discovered, using UV light, on a 5,000 year old mummy
5Jv8 TIL that a Complete Fossil of 23 Million-Year-Old Lizard in Amber Resin was Found by Mexican Researchers
4LGo TIL when reviewing the 1948 movie “Isn’t it Romantic,” reviewer Leonard Maltin simply replied “No” which is the shortest review ever given to a motion picture
pY5EO TIL Keanu Reeves, frequently cited as having the worst English accent in film history, is half English and his mother is from Essex.