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TIL in 2012, a group of Mexican scientists intentionally crashed a plane to see which seats have the most chance of survival

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QJALp TIL Ketamine was given to boys trapped in a cave to keep them unconscious & to prevent them from panicking during their six day rescue
E1GOX TIL Royal Bank of Canada provided $3M in funding to expand artificial intelligence and data analytics programs, with a focus on answering big questions for the good of society
1ajyr TIL Casimir Pulaski known as “the father of American Cavalry” and Brigadier General for George Washington’s army against the British was actually a women or intersex. 
Bra5y TIL that Actor Noah Wyle, after simulating the procedure for over a decade as a t.v. doctor, successfully inserted a working I.V. into a fallen crew member on set.
NX8j1 TIL U.S. cash often contains traces of cocaine and other drugs, leading to innocent people having their money seized after drug-sniffing dogs detect traces. In 1994, a court ruled that widespread drug contamination of money in Los Angeles meant dog alerts alone didn’t justify forfeiture.