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TIL in 1990, thieves disguised as police officers stole 13 artworks valued at $500 million from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, making it the largest unsolved art heist in history. Despite extensive investigations, the artworks have never been recovered.

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ndWB TIL the pilot of an Aeroflot Airbus A310 let his son sit at the controls during a flight in 1994. His son turned off the autopilot controls, crashing the plane, and killing all 75 on board.
b60Q7 TIL about Atomic Gardening, where plants are subjected to radiation in hope of creating useful hybrids. And it's still done today.
nDdr TIL of a grain called Amaranth. It was the primary diet of the Aztects until outlawed by the Spanish. It is gluten free, can be roasted like popcorn, high in protein, has edible leaves and roots, and is used as a dye.
ELVw TIL For every inch of Forward Head Posture, it can increase the weight of the head on the spine by an additional 10 pounds
gQ08 TIL that WWII fighter pilot James Howard won the medal of honor for single handedly taking on 30+ German fighter planes all by himself to protect a group of American bomber planes.