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TIL over 1700 private jets arrived in Davos for the 2017 World Economic and Climate Forum.

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jN0OR TIL that in parts of India, when a Tiger kills someone in the forest a red cloth is tied to a tree to mark the spot where they are killed and to show where a tiger has been hunting.
YpwNG TIL about Joe Simpson, who broke his leg descending a mountain and was lowered off the mountain by his climbing partner Simon Yates. He ends up falling off a cliff and into a crevasse after Simon is forced to cut the rope. He survives and crawls 8 miles to safety. Better story in link.
XEEJj TIL that Beethoven tore up the title page to his symphony "Eroica" upon hearing Napoleon proclaim himself Emperor, hating all things French ever since.
VNDm TIL the avant-garde band The Residents recorded an album of 40 one-minute songs, then purchased 40 one-minute advertising slots on San Francisco’s most popular Top-40 radio station and had the station play each track over the course of three days
l76GV TIL that in the Victorian era, women wore crotchless panties and urinated in gravy boat-like vessels called “bourdalous”