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TIL the Isle of Pabbay in the Hebrides was abandoned when every male resident of the island was lost at sea. Another of the Isles had all its sheep washed away by a wave

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gJPL TIL that a successful attempt at breaking the altitude record for a helicopter resulted in an engine failure which led to a world record for the longest autorotation of a helicopter.
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jN4wR TIL in 2015 "Hello Barbie" was released. She used speech recognition and connected to wifi. When you pressed her belt buckle, Barbie saved what you said to the cloud so she could learn your likes and dislikes and incorporate them into future conversations. Some parents found it "too creepy".