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da79 TIL in 1947, a British South American Airways flight was flying normally over the Andes Mnts., 4 minutes from landing, but then it sent a morse code message ‘STENDEC’ three consecutive times, then vanished, the wreckage not to be found for 50 years. To this day, what 'STENDEC’ meant is a mystery.
ne8Pr TIL about The Fregoli syndrome - a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise. The patients are often paranoid they're being persecuted by the person they believe is in disguise.
Wdk8 TIL Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen share the distinction of being the only actors to have been killed by an Alien, a Predator and a Terminator.
JYKvv TIL about Elizabeth McWilliams, a nurse's aid who took care of influenza patients in 1918. She worked tirelessly for patients before contracting the illness herself and dying. Her last words were "I am happy because I've tried to be a real American."
dEPj TIL: That one of the poorest countries on earth, The Gambia, is a hotbed for female sex tourism. Wealthy older European woman seeking out young African men is the country’s main attraction.