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rXa1 TIL international research has shown that using a simple one-page checklist reduces surgery deaths by 40%
YpKVB TIL of Hellenism, the modern day revival of the ancient Greek religion
1aPXX TIL that since 1953, every King of Saudi Arabia has been a son of the first king, Abdulaziz. His oldest son was born in 1900 and the youngest in 1952. He has roughly 1,000 grandchildren.
R77Zj Earlier this year, a NASA-led team conducted a series of carefully choreographed flights over California in order to sniff out how aircraft emissions differ when using petroleum fuels or biofuels. Early results from the Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions (ACCESS II) experiment confirm that blended biofuel is the cleaner-burning fuel.
PYZXE TIL the Iconic 'what are you waiting for' moment in ' I know what you did last summer ', was directed by a kid.