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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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VM40k TIL that the ruby-throated hummingbird can cross 800 km (500 mi) of the Gulf of Mexico on a nonstop flight.
OGeKX TIL that smokers whose insula got damaged after a stroke were able to quit smoking easily one day after the stroke, with no relapse and urges, suggesting that this brain region might play a role in nicotine addiction.
GmYg TIL when Nick GaS shut down in December 2007, Dish Network kept an automated loop of the network still on the air for 15 months
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