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TIL the Futurama theme song is a remix of the song Psyche Rock by Pierre Henry from 1967

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58X8 TIL Continental Flight 1713 crashed just after take-off killing 28 people, due to perhaps the most incompetent pilot to ever be hired by a major airline. He had only 36 total hours of experience flying jets. Failed 3 previous flight exams, forgot procedure, had panic attacks, and crashed simulators.
xGd0 TIL that giant Elan are domesticated and prefered over cattle as they are immune to many diseases and poisonous plants, have triple the milk fat and protein, and can thrive in harsh conditions.
WkYJL TIL That ice is predicted to change into a metal at pressures above 4.8 TPa (or ~48 million times the Earth’s atmospheric surface pressure). At even more extreme pressures, it could melt into a quantum liquid.
xVXbo TIL It's estimated for every baby chimpanzee sold by traffickers, 10 adults were killed in defense of that 1 infant.
QJkxX TIL that drinking a hot drink on a hot day CAN cool you down, but only if there is no humidity and you’re scantily clad.