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TIL Deer are the number one wildlife hazard to aircraft, ahead of geese and vultures.

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ne7W TIL Nintendo offered to send gloves to the owners of Mario Party back in 2000 over children suffering from cuts, punctures, and blisters from the N64’s joystick.
VMpB TIL A man named Dominic Owen Mallary always said he wanted Andrew W.K. to play during his funeral. So when he died in 2008 Andrew W.K. went to the wake, and played classical piano the entire time after paying his respects.
ADxkg TIL about the BOKA Vanguard, is the world’s largest semi-submersible heavy lift ship and is typically used to lift offshore oil and gas structures. These pictures have to be seen to be believed as she “picks up” the cruise ship, Carnival Vista.
Wkme4 TIL: The medical term for a runny nose is “Rhinorrhea”.
R5vg1 TIL Switzerland constitutionally banned all monasteries and the Jesuits until 1973