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TIL in 1978 a plane suddenly disappeared flying over Bass strait, the last communication of pilot was, ' huge strange aircraft is hovering of top of plane'. after a pause, 'It is not an aircraft'. Disappearance still remains mystery

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4kKPN TIL the first Minnesota Twins mascot was named Twinkie and only lasted two years.
JYX4l Today I learned that the German wives of 1,800 Jews marched into a German camp to peacefully demand the return of the husbands who were taken from them because of their marriages. The officers did not know how to react to the peaceful aspect of the protests. All the husbands were sent home.
QJmEM TIL that the second tallest mountain on Earth, K2, is much deadlier to climb that Everest. Approximately one person dies on the mountain for every four who reach the summit
awMrA TIL that before electrical and mechanical alarm clocks were common, working people used to hire "knockers-up" to wake them by banging sticks or shooting dried peas at their windows.
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