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TIL The name George is the international term for using autopilot on Airlines. “Let George take over.”

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JYdZm TIL the sled dog, Togo, was responsible for leading his team through the most dangerous and longest stretch of the 1925 Serum Run by 200 miles. Balto and his team led the last 55 mile stretch into the town of Nome getting most of the credit and media attention.
Xyek TIL Plants Vs Zombie was originally developed under the title ‘Lawn of the Dead’ which had to be changed for legal reasons.
b9KL0 TIL the inventors of Cookie Dough Bites originally wanted to come up with healthier food options for movie theatre goers. When they weren't successful, they started experimenting with candy and developed Cookie Dough Bites.
pYGDZ TIL about Matthew Hopkins, believed responsible for the executions of 100+ “witches” in 1644–1646
PY1kg TIL in 2003, the crew of a Chinese submarine died suddenly at sea and the sub drifted on its own for 10 days. Nobody knew anything was wrong until a fishing boat spotted the periscope.