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TIL: Old vine, a common description on wine labels, indicates that a wine is the product of grape vines that are notably old. However, there is no legal or generally agreed definition for old.

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X0ADX TIL that the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City is so long with such tall towers that the top of the towers are 1 5/8 inches farther apart at their tops than at their bases. This is because the distance between the towers made it necessary to compensate for the earth’s curvature.
JYBP1 TIL an Airbus A330 lost both of its engines due to a ruptured fuel line. The pilot, an experienced glider pilot, successfully glided the plane for 20 minutes, saving all 306 people on board.
WkblY TIL in 2015, a British woman began receiving threatening emails from a stalker that included pictures of her in public she had no idea were being taken. When she contacted authorities, they told her the emails were coming from inside her house. It turned out to be her husband.
5YlQQ TIL of Strewwelpeter a German book to scare kids into being good. Ex. a story about a boy who never cleans himself & is unpopular, one refuses to eat his soup & withers away & dies, a girl plays with matches & burns to death, & 2 boys tease someone w/ dark skin & are then dipped in ink as a lesson
R7ge7 TIL Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder can be recognized on people of all ages by examining several distinct facial features, such as a “smooth philtrum” (AKA lack of groove between nose & lip)