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TIL that it is possible to receive an Oxford degree with “congratulatory” honors; the work was so excellent that professors stand and applaud.

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6E4MQ TIL that German film director Werner Herzog nearly took LANSA Flight 508, but canceled at the last minute. The plane was struck by lightning, killing 91 of 92 crew members and passengers. The lone survivor was 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, whose story was told in Herzog's documentary Wings of Hope.