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TIL a company once redirected all attempts to a non-registered domains to their own page, supposedly for profit. This also messed up with emails sent to non-existing domains for a while.

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NXlOb TIL that Amsterdam's Schiphol airport is situated at the site of the historic naval battle of Haarlemmermeer, of which the waters have since been drained.
egvk TIL: In 2002, Chechen separatists brought down a Russian Mi-26 helicopter, which subsequently crashed into a minefield killing 127 soldiers on board. It was the most deadly aviation disaster ever suffered by the Russian armed forces, as well as their worst loss of life in a single day since 1999.
RBx8 TIL: Bats exert no energy to hang upside down, instead relying on its body weight to keep it’s talons closed.
p8x4e TIL The movie Biodome was loosely based on a real Biodome
mwoy TIL: Steve Wynn bought a Picasso for 45 Million in 1997, accidentally put his elbow through it causing over $90,000 in damages. This story added value to the painting and was sold for 155 Million in 2013.