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TIL that, in 2005, Nepal Airlines sacrificed two goats in front of their two malfunctioning Boeing airplanes to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god. According to a spokesperson, the snag was fixed and the aircraft could resume their flights.

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LkJLv TIL despite the director of Downfall enjoying the Internet memes and parodies of his film, producers initiated a removal of parody videos in 2010. This prompted more posting of parody videos of Hitler complaining that the parodies were being taken down, and a resurgence of the videos online.
lorrV TIL Young Earth Creationism is a belief that the Earth and all its lifeforms were created around 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. It is a literal interpretation of the Book of Genesis. Some claim Dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time. Others claim Dinosaurs never existed at all.
W7aA TIL that soy sauce activates the neurons of a dead squid causing it to “dance”, and this is a Japanese dish called odori-don.
xVL95 TIL that your life really does flash before your eyes when you die. A study interviewing participants with "near death" experiences found that they re-witnessed very emotional experiences again, and lost all sense of time. One subject said "It was like being there for centuries."
1aRJW TIL the word “spam” used in reference to e-communications (commonly emails) comes from a 1972 Monty Python sketch in which two customers are lowered into a restaurant and everything on the menu contains spam. The connection is that no matter want you want, you can’t get away from the unwanted spam.