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TIL In 1980, a 30 year old man ate the entirety of a small Cessna aircraft, consumed over the course of 2 years

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Z859p TIL Princess Anne of Kiev became the Queen of France in 1051 A.C.. By naming her first son and future King of France Philip, she is credited with introducing this Greek name (Philippos, from Philos and hippos, meaning "loves horses") to royal families of Western Europe
4Jnb TIL the French words for “male lawyer” and “avocado” are the same.
gMWoL TIL that in 2002, China discovered 27 listening devices installed in a Boeing 767 which was going to be used as the Premier's transport. The Chinese allege that the devices were installed by the CIA while the aircraft was undergoing maintenance in Texas. The CIA and White House refused to comment.
e0J6L TIL there is a raccoon problem in Japan, they were introduced as pets, but people kept releasing them.
a8nyy TIL blue whales emit sounds that other whales can hear up to 1,000 miles away.