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TIL Only One Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Saved in 1st Two Seasons of Kitchen Nightmares is Still Open

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a8eyo TIL that a loose checklist killed 11 soldiers. In 2015, a Greek F-16 crashed after takeoff, killing the crew and nine Frenchmen on the ground; 25 French, Italians, and Americans were injured. A checklist likely got jammed next to the yaw knob, causing the fighter to roll uncontrollably to the right.
6rdX TIL a 61 year old potato farmer won the inaugural Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon, a distance of 875 kilometres (544 mi). Almost two days faster than the previous record for any run between Sydney and Melbourne.
VBp7D TIL that Gregor Mendel (father of genetics) had his body exhumed on his 200th birthday in 2022. Scientists examined his skeleton, analyzed his DNA, and also found an extra coffin that wasn't listed in official records.
APYl TIL that recently scientists have been trying to translate dolphin whistles into English but they have only translated one word, Sargassum
Dknv TIL almost 80% of German casualties in World War II took place in Eastern Front