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TIL that in 2007, researchers warned about the risks of a SARS-CoV epidemy due to the consumption of bat meat in China

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Z8Aav TIL that the in 1989 protestors in china were killed by their government in order to be silenced. Tiananmen Square massacre.
5Ywmk TIL That a microscopically small bubble of nitrogen, that had not completely dissolved into a titanium ingot, caused a DC-10, with 300 people on board, to lose hydraulics and crash land.
x6pwb TIL that during WWII, pilots frequently blacked out during turns as strong G-forces caused blood pooling in their legs. Douglas Bader, a British Ace, did not have this problem because his legs had been amputated after an accident.
Z8dX4 TIL that Robert De Niro stalked his own autograph hunters and even agreed to meet one of his long-term stalkers to prepare for his role as an obsessive fan in The King of Comedy
DQNnv TIL By the 1970's the black footed ferret was declared extinct, only for a dog to bring one home to its owners in 1981 in Wyoming, allowing conservationists to find the last remaining popualtion.