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TIL that the world’s first commercial electric plane flight successfully took off in Canada, marking a new era in aviation.

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X0mXk TIL that Essex police firearms officers in the UK have not had to fire a single shot in over 8 years, and responded to over 500 incidents this year.
Nok6 TIL that the first recorded utterance attributable to a native of Scotland was made when a Roman lady criticized the sexual morals of Caledonian women, and a Caledonian woman replied: “We consort openly with the best of men while you allow yourselves to be debauched in private by the worst”
vPmLL TIL raindrops don't actually fall in a teardrop shape. Air resistance flattens them into a hamburger bun shape as they fall!
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