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TIL Cremated remains are not actually ashes; they are ground up bone fragments

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w6W8 TIL that in 1978 a lone pilot flying in Australia reported to air traffic control that he was being accompanied by an aircraft above him. Asked to identify the aircraft, he radioed “It isn’t an aircraft”. His plane disappeared and has never been found.
DwGg TIL that, while Edgar Allen Poe was known for his horror writing, he was also fond of high-profile hoaxes and practical jokes.
lbnN TIL The Plot of Toy Story 4 has been Confirmed to be Woody and Buzz Trying to find Bo Peep; The one toy that was Given Away
4kBva TIL that caste classifications were used by colonial officials in India to formulate land tax rates, as well as to frequently target some social groups as "criminal" castes and castes prone to "rebellion"
loXb7 TIL that a man called 911 after he was cut in half by a train.