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TIL in 2014, passengers were warned three times not to eat nuts on a Ryanair flight due to a 4-year-old girl's severe nut allergy, but a passenger sitting four rows away from the girl ate nuts anyway. The girl went into anaphylactic shock, and the passenger was banned from the airline for two years.

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78gVL TIL that capybaras do not have the ability to produce Vitamin C on their own and are vulnerable to scurvy. Therefore it is essential to include fruits and vegetables in their diets as a Vitamin C supplement, just like humans do.
7M1b TIL in 1998 a 16 year old British boy obsessed with smelling nice died from using too much deodorant.
mxbYO TIL that after the Coalition Wars, which Napoleon lost for France, a summit was held in Vienna to provide a peace plan for Europe - the so-called Congress of Vienna. It lasted more than 8 months.
Y7vDB TIL in 1967 at the outbreak of the Six Day War the Suez Canal was shut down stranding fifteen ships, anchored together the crews formed a yachting club, held lifeboat races, and produced their own postage stamps — the ships would remain there until 1974
Ooao1 TIL: "Caspering" is a friendly alternative to ghosting: Instead of ignoring someone, you’re honest about how you feel, and let them down gently before disappearing from their lives.