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TIL it is a "Guy-wire" NOT a "guide wire".

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v1rp7 TIL 8 Canadian have died in charity boxes between 2015-2019. People get trapped while trying to steal donations, or when seeking shelter.
GYAX1 Wagyu's fat has a melting point lower than the average human body temperature, it literally melts in your mouth.
Yp1nr TIL that in June 1982 British Airways Flight 9 (callsign Speedbird 9) managed to land safely in Jakarta with no casualties, despite having accidentally flown into a volcanic ash cloud that shut down all four engines and sandblasted the windscreen
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