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TIL that Enligsh is the universal “language of the skies”. All pilots must learn and speak English, regardless of their origin.

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Oob7e TIL the official name of Rhode Island is actually "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations", but not for long!
eGMJ TIL Bowhead whales have an average lifespan of over 200 years… That means there are whales alive today who personally witnessed humanity go from three master schooners to the modern ships we have today!!
6NvY TIL that as a teenager Vlad the Impaler was a hostage of the Ottoman Turkish Sultan, and learned Turkish during this time. Later, while fighting the Ottomans, Vlad would disguise himself as a Turk, infiltrate and destory a series of fortresses.
QJYo6 TIL Tchaikovsky hated to conduct by his own admission. He became obsessed with the fear that his head was going to fall off while he conducted. In 1868, when Tchaikovsky conducted his own Dances of the Hay Maidens, he held his head in place with his left hand while he conducted with his right.
neg99 TIL during the Cold War, the US built Camp Century, in Greenland - a supposed research facility under the Arctic ice that was actually part of a project to install nuclear missile sites. It was abandoned and environmental hazards including waste from its nuclear reactor are now under the ice.