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TIL After the Landing on the Hudson by Captain Sullenberger due to bird strike, NYC killed nearly 70,000 Canadian Geese, Gulls, and other birds in response

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KYDgR TIL A hiker was lost on a mountain for 24 hours and ignored calls, texts, and voicemail messages from rescuer teams because he didn’t recognize the phone number.
5VWv8 TIL in 1983 a 23 year old UK woman died after eating what is still considered the largest meal ever consumed. She ate 19 lbs of food in about 4 hours
kOaDE TIL that 'Chai' means tea. If you say 'chai tea', it literally means 'tea tea'.
8eLaa TIL about turducken, a dish consisting of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, further stuffed into a deboned turkey
JYmB1 TIL after new laws banning the use of inmates in experiments was passed, pharmaceutical company Phizer tested the volatile antibiotic Trovan on dozens of Nigerian children. The tests left children dead, disabled, and resulted in a hefty out of court settlement between Pfizer and the Nigerian people.