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TIL that Joan of Arc was declared innocent of heresy in a retrial twenty-five years after being burned at the stake.

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BrMmL TIL that in 2003, an Airbus A300 cargo plane landed safely in Baghdad despite being struck by a missile on the left wing, losing a fuel tank, and losing all hydraulic control surfaces, forcing the pilots to guide the plane to an airport using only engine thrust to steer the plane.
loKxA TIL firefighters responding to the Chernobyl nuclear accident described their experiences of the radiation as "tasting like metal", and feeling a sensation similar to that of pins and needles all over their faces.
neM8P TIL that the mathematics behind Wifi was discovered by scientists trying to find mini black holes.
0Jbj TIL In the Simpsons, when Maggie is scanned in the check-out, the original price is $847.63 which was the monthly cost of raising a baby in America.
kVve TIL there’s a fourth “wise monkey” Do No Evil that covers his nuts