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TIL that Bear Spray, an irritant used to deter bears, is actually quite weaker than the pepper sprays intended for human attackers.

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p8Dob TIL Russia has their own version of "Miracle on the Hudson". A Ural Airlines flight collided with a flock of seagulls that struck both of the plane's engines. The pilot opted to land the plane in a corn field and everyone on board survived.
awxwy TIL that the Nazi SS organization included volunteers from many ethnicity from Albania, Hungary, India, Sweden, the UK, etc.
R10w TIL that 18th Century Norwegian swashbuckler Peter Tordenskjold once ran out of ammo during a sea battle so he sent his enemy a letter thanking him for “a fine duel” and asking him to send more ammo so they could carry on. The two crews then toasted each other’s health and went their separate ways.
v858 TIL Movie posters are printed on both sides to increase saturation of the colors when back-lit in a movie poster case [example in the comments]
9RPB TIL that John Tyler, 10th President of the United States, was actually elected by Virginians to the Confederate Congress. When he died he became the only President to be buried under the flag of a foreign nation.