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TIL The first Aeronautical Engineer for Boeing was an MIT educated Chinese naval officer hired in 1916

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dVE TIL Christmas is often spelled Xmas because the Greek letter Chi (χ) is used to abbreviate the name Christ.
a1LL TIL of Cribbing, It involves the horse grabbing a solid object with its incisors, then arching its neck, pulling against the object, and sucking in air. This releases endorphins in the horse’s brain getting it high. It is also very addictive.
Z816a TIL that Spanish scientists have developed a 3D bioprinter which can print sheets of functional human skin for use in research or even transplants
Z8lxa TIL The biggest tea drinkers in the world are the East Frisians in the north west of Germany, consuming on average 300 liters (~79 gallons) of tea per person per year.
M4j0 TIL Dying is illegal in Longyearbyen, Norway because the town’s small graveyard stopped accepting bodies after discovering the permafrost prevented the bodies from decomposing.