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TIL hot water and jello is a treatment for hypothermia

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OoOyY TIL Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight was released in 2003 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight. It featured several historical aircraft such as the Wright Flyer, Ford Tri-Motor, and the Douglas DC-3
kOxMm TIL There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written
woVEo TIL the only reason we have video of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series is because Bing Crosby was too nervous to watch the game live so he had a company record the game for him. During this time TV networks didn't keep records of the games. The tape was found 50 years later in his wine cellar.
JbaV TIL North Korea had a Choco Pie black market, where the snack cake cost up to 9.50 USD per pie
JQXk TIL all Hass avocados (the ones bought in stores) are descendants from a single mother tree, which was grown from an unknown seed bought in California in 1926.