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4knoX
TIL a Korean Air jet due to stop in Anchorage was almost shot down on Sept. 11 due to miscommunications.
PVAE
TIL the Throne of Denmark is made of narwhal tusks, which were claimed to be unicorn horns, and is flanked by three life-sized silver lions, inspired by the legend of King Solomon’s throne, said to be surrounded by 12 gold lions.
Y71kd
TIL that in 1984, a British grandmother made the world's first online at-home consumer purchase using her TV remote. She was ordering groceries from the local Tesco.
X065E
TIL The Tlaxcaltecan (Rivals of the Aztec) fought alongside Ottoman Turks against Chinese Pirates and Japanese Ronin in the Castilian War
kOm8g
TIL that a cow escaped from a Polish farm and was spotted months later living with a herd of wild bison.