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TIL there was a “ghost ship” that floated around Alaska for nearly 40 years.

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8aKbZ Today I learned that NASA’s first spacestation SkyLab crashed down to earth sooner than expected and landed on Australia. No one was hurt, but NASA was fined $400 by Australia for littering.
Wkx8o TIL the first confirmed victim of Takata airbags was 18y/o Parham. As she drove around a car park, she lightly bumped another vehicle making the airbag inflate, sending metal pieces at such tremendous force that one hit the teen’s neck slicing open her carotid artery. She bled to death in her seat
pYwL8 TIL China has just one timezone (Beijing time) that covers the whole country. In the westernmost provinces, the sun may not rise until 10am or set until midnight. The border with Afghanistan is the greatest border time change in the world.
yQ49J TIL Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld killed off George’s fiancé Susan because of her bad chemistry with Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus
LZBQ TIL all military working dogs are ranked a level higher than their handlers. This is a traditional started to prevent handlers from mistreating the dog.