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TIL Rupert Grint, star in the Harry Potter series (Ron) owns an ice cream truck and a hovercraft

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d8opB TIL A fault with the automation system on Australian Qantas Flight 72 (2008) caused the jet to violently pitch down so steeply, several passengers were thrown up from their seats and their heads smashed through ceiling panels. Some sustained long term permanent head, back, bone, and joint injuries.
kMJ7 TIL The Defense Department spent an estimated $100 million for airline tickets that were not used over a six-year period and failed to seek refunds even though the tickets were reimbursable
mxWDx TIL Between 2006 and 2007 Poland’s prime minister and president were identical twin brothers, making them the first brothers in history to hold a country’s prime ministership and presidency at the same time.
meQY TIL An invasion of Canada that would have likely handed control of the Niagara peninsula to the USA was thwarted when one woman overheard the plans, walked 20 miles through wilderness, and warned a British Lieutenant. The invading Americans were ambushed and promptly surrendered.
mvlv TIL when you smile with your eyes it’s known as a Duchenne smile and genuinely smiling in this way i.e. the more muscles you use when you smile, the happier you will be whatever you are doing. (Last paragraph)