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TIL that the Toilet waste is never intentionally jettisoned from an aircraft. All waste is collected in tanks and emptied into toilet waste vehicles. Blue ice is caused by accidental leakage from the waste tank.

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78VKO TIL that avalanche airbags are a thing. There's a special backpack with a cord you pull to inflate it when an avalanche hits while you're skiing/snowboarding, etc
DNjD TIL that in 1951, MGM owed the dog who played Lassie $40,000 in back pay. Not planning any more Lassie movies, MGM instead gave the rights to the Lassie trademark to the dog’s trainer, who spun it off into a TV show that ran for 19 seasons.
gMDvy Today I Learned that scorpion venom is the most expensive liquid estimated to be worth $39 million (USD) per gallon.
1aPm8 TIL an Albanian superstition about hiccups is that they occur when someone mentions the hiccuping person's name in conversation. To stop the hiccups, one must say the names of anyone they think talked about them. The hiccups will cease once the gossiper's name is spoken.
5Y9DP TIL about The Soft Serve Wars of 2017 where two New York ice-cream vendors competed for turf. Mister Softee hired a detective agency to spy on rival --New York City Ice-cream. NYCIC were notorious for telling Mister Softee employees “there will be problems” if they venture onto their alleged turf.