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TIL that in 2003, two men stole and flew a Boeing 727 from Angola’s Luanda Airport, and neither the aircraft nor the men have ever been found.

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BrpmD TIL that Charles Dickens’ novels were hugely popular even among the illiterate poor. They would pool their money to hire a reader, and then gather together to listen to the stories.
PYbEO TIL after oil was discovered on their homelands, 60 or more wealthy, full-blood Osage native Americans were killed from 1918 to 1931. The murders appear to have been committed by people intent on taking over their great wealth, whose land was producing valuable oil, and had annual royalties.
mRQy TIL there is a real life Professor Snape who teaches chemistry at the University of Nottingham
GYRyN TIL that there is an Indian language spoken by 2 million people but can be written by only 100 people.
pY5bp TIL the "Elo" in the Elo rating system is not an acronym but named after its creator, Arpad Elo.