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TIL The shortest regularly scheduled flight in the world is 1.7 miles and takes less than two minutes from takeoff to landing.

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mxN9O TIL that Jourdan Anderson escaped slavery and was begged by his former master to return because he was suffering, so Anderson replied with the finest fuck you lettet ever written by man, without ever saying fuck you.
x6l07 TIL One of the most famous works of art in the world, Leonardo Da Vinci's the Last Supper originally showed Jesus’ feet, but they were cut off to make a doorway.
78kRP TIL suicide bombs can result in human shrapnel. Pieces of the bomber become lodged in survivors.
PYN5V TIL Maniple was the basic tactical unit of Roman in the 3rd century BC (the polybian legion). a maniple consisted of two centuries. The centurion of the right-handed century had a right to choose the centurion of the left-handed century and was also in charge of the maniple
Ed0P TIL that the actress who voiced Snow White in the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was forbidden to appear in any other film, television or media after the film was released until her death. Disney didn’t want to “Ruin the illusion of Snow White.”