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TIL that R. Kelly is illiterate.

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6E4MQ TIL that German film director Werner Herzog nearly took LANSA Flight 508, but canceled at the last minute. The plane was struck by lightning, killing 91 of 92 crew members and passengers. The lone survivor was 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, whose story was told in Herzog's documentary Wings of Hope.
Y7O17 TIL that before WW1, Japan was seriously considering adopting Islam as its national religion until the West gained power and Japan dumped the idea
X0XKQ TIL aircraft carriers have "barricades" set up - giant tennis nets essentially - to catch landing fighters that failed to hook onto the arresting cables.
jMaQ TIL In Nara, Japan wild deer roam the city and are so well socialized that they will bow in exchange for treats
epBKk TIL that fish skin is used as wound dressing for severe burn injuries, leading to fast and very effective healing.