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TIL about the Argument from incomplete devastation. The argument is a form of argument from observed miracles. Plane crashes, 200 died, 1 survived, there is a God.

nWBEY TIL in 1963, a cat named Félicette became the first and only cat (so far) to travel to space. She was sent on the mission by the French government and successfully returned to Earth, providing valuable scientific data from her 15-minute suborbital flight
nWvdP TIL: A US Study had owners train their parrots to video call other parrots using a touchscreen tablet. The study found "pet parrots that are allowed to make video calls to other birds show signs of feeling less isolated," among other effects and benefits.
G0KE TIL Tommy Lee Jones did not and possibly still doesn’t like Jim Carrey. They worked together on “Batman Forever.” When Carrey asked him why he didn’t like him, Jones replied, “I cannot sanction your buffoonery.”
1agJW TIL Lincoln’s bodyguard, a drunk previously reprimanded for drinking on the job, was not at his post to protect POTUS the night Lincoln died. Instead, he was at the Star Saloon next door drinking; the same saloon where John Wilkes Booth was seeking the liquid courage to assassinate the President.
epgxJ TIL that the British Board of Film Classification, who give out ratings for films released in the UK, used to have an "H" rating, meaning "Horriffic", from 1932-1951. This rating was meant to be used for horror films released in the country.