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TIL a jet on autopilot continued flying for over 4 hours after all on board had died due to rapid depressurization. It was carrying 11 time PGA winner Payne Stewart. Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien authorized the Royal Canadian Air Force to shoot down the plane if it entered Canadian airspace.

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8epaG TIL "Cute aggression" or the urge to squeeze cute animals or babies is the brain’s coping mechanism to temper the onslaught of positive feelings. Because if you find yourself incapacitated by how cute a baby is—so much so that you simply can't take care of it—that baby is going to starve.
WE8 TIL ice can be one of 15 different solid phases
4XbPN TIL: In addition to being a MENSA member, Dolph Lundgren put Stallone in the ICU when Sly tried to make Rocky "more realistic".
x7gb TIL in a South Philly High School Asian students were the target of racial violence and received little support from school keep them safe. They organized their own boycott and brought down the administration.
A98x TIL before Pixar made feature films, they made commercials for LifeSavers candy, Trident gum, and Pillsbury rolls.