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TIL that India has the highest ratio of female airline pilots (12%) in the world.

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GYovE TIL that in Singapore, people who opt-out of donating their organs are put on a lower priority to receive an organ transplant than those who did not opt-out.
lo9NV TIL Spotted Hyenas have a bite force of about 1,000 lbs per square inch. That is enough to bite through bone. Hyenas are also known to hunt lions and have been photographed with full animal heads (including a lions) in their mouth.
m1bP TIL That upon his death Ben Franklin left 1,000 pounds to gather interest in a trust for 200 years..
1aEj7 TIL The USS William D. Porter was the only vessel in US Navy history to have its entire crew placed under arrest after accidentally firing a live torpedo at a vessel carrying the President of the United States and the Secretary of State
4j5 TIL that strawberries aren’t actually berries, but bananas, avocados, pumpkins and watermelons are.