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BgK9r TIL Eastern Airlines used parts from an airplane crash in other planes, leading to multiple reports from passengers and crew that the plane was haunting them
OgL4 TIL the Mona Lisa was painted with eyebrows and eyelashes, but they disappeared over time, possibly the result of over-cleaning.
l7jM7 TIL the Republic of Dagestan is one of the most linguistically diverse for its size administrative divisions on earth. With territory similar in size to Costa Rica, it has 14 oficial languages and between 30 and 50 native languages in total. Some are spoken in a single village.
Y7L8W TIL that France is one of the most successful militaries in history, “According to historian Niall Ferguson, France is the most successful military power in history. It participated in 50 of the 125 major European wars that have been fought since 1495; more than any other European state.”
l6gr TIL that the US had 65 nuclear armed B52s on 24 hours flights, orbiting within striking distance of the USSR during the Cuban missile crisis