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TIL that British Airways has a “Flying with Confidence” Course that aims to help people conquer their fear of flying. It has a 98% success rate.

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lKp1 TIL a serial killer in Southern California is alleged to have used some flesh from one of his victims in chili he made to for a chili cook-off. He won.
Yp7Gx TIL that baby iguanas will sacrifice themselves for their siblings
wojeo TIL duck feet have fewer nerves and smaller blood vessels so they don't feel the cold as drastically
jNd1p TIL of Winston’s Churchill’s daily drinking habits. 3-4 weak whiskey sodas, a bottle of champagne/wine with lunch and another with dinner, all rounded off with cognac and brandy.
P157w TIL that the punctuation mark ?! is called an 'interrobang,' invented in the 1960s to combine a question mark and exclamation point for rhetorical questions.