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TIL of death flights, a form of extrajudicial killing in which captives are thrown out of planes or helicopters and later reported as "missing", most notable for being used by Argentine Junta during the 1976-1983 Dirty War.

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xVxB TIL: There is a cave full of MASSIVE CRYSTALS 304 meters underneath Mexico. Seriously “Journey To The Centre Of The Earth” style.
EX7p TIL: Early in colonization, “Disposable Ships” were a type of craft built for a single voyage, after which they would be disassembled, the wood reused to build actual ships. Some disposables were the largest ships ever built.
OGklL TIL that Christians, Muslims, and Jews have all used roughly the same word for God due to the closeness of their cultures. Jesus of Nazareth would have called God "Elah," in Hebrew "Elohim," and later, Islam would call God "Allah."
wokWo TIL If Queen Camilla outlives King Charles she will be the first British Dowager Queen to not also be Queen Mother since 1837. Queen Adelaide’s husband William IV passed the throne to his niece Queen Victoria upon his death.
MeXZW TIL that Grover Cleveland is the only President in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office.