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TIL cowboys have been going to the Eurasian steppe to help the people there restore their cattle-herding way of life they had before the USSR, and that cowboys’ practices ultimately come from that region

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p8Dob TIL Russia has their own version of "Miracle on the Hudson". A Ural Airlines flight collided with a flock of seagulls that struck both of the plane's engines. The pilot opted to land the plane in a corn field and everyone on board survived.
9YbVM TIL director John Landis (Trading Places, Blues Bros, American Werewolf in London, etc.) has a recurring gag in most of his films, referring to a fictional film that seems to be completely different every time it’s depicted.
R7ROa TIL About the rarest blood on Earth. In 49 years, Rhnull has only been known in 43 or so people around the world.
jWdQ Til there was an anonymous campaign from different mysterious critics trying to attack and discredit the work of Dr. Heimlich (of the Heimlich manouver). It turns out that all the critics were the same person: his own son.
ADwgB TIL Belgium Is Home to the World’s Only Sourdough Library