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TIL that North Korea hijacked a plane in 1967 and still hasn’t returned the passengers.

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rZBe TIL Sewol Ferry started sinking in South Korea in 2014, the captain told the passengers, mostly secondary school students, to not move and just stay put. 304 passengers and crew members died in the disaster
QNJwa TIL NASA worked with a company to create a material called translucent polycrystalline alumina (TPA). It was intended to protect infrared antennas on heat-seeking missiles. This material would later be used for invisible braces due to its strength and transparency.
WklQd TIL up to 78% of NFL players go bankrupt or fall into severe financial stress within just two years of retirement.
VBYj0 TIL that the demiurge of Gnosticism originally came from Plato’s dialogue timaeus. the demiurge of timaeus is depicted as a benevolent figure who shaped the universe whereas the Demiurge of Gnosticism is depicted as an evil or ignorant figure who created the material universe.
NZRQ TIL Empathy in young people has been declining in the US since the 1980’s, with the steepest decline in the 2000’s.