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TIL Exposure to platinum causes snails to turn into slugs

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KOjpQ TIL American Airlines circumvented the manufacturer's instructions to save 200 man-hours, doing so they caused the US' worst airline disaster in history. Their procedure was damaging the pylon mounts without anyone knowing it. The manufacturer had warned American Airlines against their procedure.
GY1Y1 TIL American captives in the Vietnam war would authenticate a new prisoner’s American identity by tapping the first five notes of “Shave and a Haircut”, against a cell wall, and waiting for the appropriate response
XVYX TIL the only IMDb film rated out of 11 stars is ‘This Is Spinal Tap’
OGe1 TIL that in 2005 individuals gave $199 billion in donations. $93 billion of that was given to the church.
awekJ TIL German secondary education streams kids into 5 different types of schools