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TIL of “Bitchin’ Betty”, a voice system in military aircraft that warns pilots by literally shouting at them seconds before they need to turn so they don’t crash

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gMery TIL in January 2015, Marshawn Lynch was threatened with a $500,000 fine by the NFL if he didn't make himself available for Super Bowl Media Day. He showed up, set a timer on his phone, answered 29 questions with some variation of "I'm here so I won't get fined," and left the podium within 5 minutes
5YWmQ TIL the Philippine eagle, the national bird of the Philippines, is easily recognized by its shaggy, brown and white, mane-like crest. It is the only blue-eyed bird of prey in the world and has 8 times the visual acuity of humans. Females lay only one egg every two years. Its lifespan is ~60 years.
GKvg TIL that poisoned Halloween candy is mostly urban legend and there haven’t be any deaths as a result of stranger poisoning.
woJg6 TIL There was a home-made cryogenic “facility” in Colorado with one person in it since 1993.
VB1yZ TIL about the Frankish Tower on the Acropolis of Athens, built in Medieval Greece and demolished by Heinrich Schliemann, the German national who later found (and badly damaged) the Site of Troy, who wanted any post-Classical buildings "cleaned-up" from the Acropolis