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TIL about the hidden lofts and bunk bed compartments where airplane pilots and cabin crew rest and sleep between their shifts.

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R5Daw TIL that Lego's first animated TV show was titled "Edward and Friends" in 1987, created for the BBC2 network. Featuring Edward Elephant (of Lego's "Fabuland" theme), it used traditional stop-motion puppets instead of real Lego elements, and had a 5 minute runtime with only 26 episodes produced.
mxwWE TIL A Roman slave master, Vedius Pollio, kept sharp-toothed moray eels in a pool, to throw slaves in to be eaten alive. Wen Emperor Augustus came, a slave accidentally broke a goblet. When Augustus tried to plead for the man's life, Pollio refused. Augustus ordered all Pollio's goblets smashed.
W7x0B TIL the first Superbowl MVP to say "I'm going to Disney World" was Phil Simms in 1987
PY1WV TIL That in Gavle, Sweden each year they build a yule goat for the holidays; and almost every year vandals burn it down.
Xr1k TIL there’s a proposal to build an underground park within an old station in New York, lit by daylight transported by fiber optic cables to allow trees and grass to grow