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TIL Iran has successfully smuggled multiple entire Airbus jets from Europe

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97Nr TIL in 1978, then-NBA center Clifford Ray saved a dolphin’s life by using his 45 inch reach to grab a screw the dolphin had swallowed. He received instruction over the phone from a veterinarian, who told him how to reach up and into the dolphin’s second stomach to extract the screw.
0dvXA TIL the original cast album for the musical Hamilton became the first Broadway cast recording ever to be certified diamond (10 million units sold) by the RIAA in June 2023. All 46 tracks on the double-album are also certified as singles (6-double platinum, 22-platinum, 18-gold).
yQGOe TIL about John Carpenter. The first winner to ever win "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", used none of his lifelines until the final question, when he called his dad. He told him that he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
yVg0X TIL there is a 5 story Donkey kong mural on a buildings elevator shaft in New Hampshire.
5We8 TIL: The skyscraper in Times Square where the ball drops is completely abandoned, and has been for decades.