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TIL English is "the universal language of the skies". All pilots must learn and use English, regardless of their country of origin.

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LVam TIL 1 in 10000 chickens develops as female on one side and male on the other.
nW0Ad TIL, during a set at the 1995 US Open, tennis player Shuzo Matsuoka collapsed from severe cramping for several minutes and was defaulted for delaying the match. The incident led to a rule change in professional tennis to allow players to receive medical treatment during matches without forfeiting.
8llV TIL that Lord Voldemort Was a Character in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
LKJp TIL there is a word: “Mamihlapinatapai”, from the Yaghan language, which is considered the most succint and hardest word to translate: it means: “a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin.”
p8oEe TIL Pete Townshend of The Who was caught in a wide ranging pedophilia ring and admitted to paying for a child porn site. He was given a slap on the wrist.