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TIL 2014 was the safest ever year on record for commercial aviation.

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KOLg6 TIL that the "Fi" in "WiFi" doesn't mean anything (including Wireless Fidelity). The creators just called it that because it rhymed with "HiFi".
dNK7 TIL scientists can reconstruct films from your brain activity, e.g. they could make a video clip of your dreams.
4XBDa TIL the whitewashed village of Juzcar, Spain used 4,000 liters of paint to turn the entire village blue for the release of Smurfs (2011). After the movie had been released, residents voted to keep it blue as it had helped increase tourism.
LOK0 TIL that the longest Paul and Linda McCartney spent apart during their entire 29-year marriage was 11 days, when Paul was arrested for marijuana possession in Japan
x64Gg TIL about Bård "Faust" Eithun, drummer for the black metal band Emperor who served 9 years in prison for murder for luring a gay man into the woods and stabbing him 37 times. Faust went on to win a Norwegian Grammy in 2022.