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TIL that snakes can save us from Earthquakes!

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GA66j TIL that a 2016 Daallo Airlines flight survived a mid-air bomb explosion when the bomber himself was sucked out of the plane, and all other passengers survived.
nW9Wb TIL that in 2011, the country of Norway ran out of butter. As a result, prices soared and butter was smuggled illegally into the country.
WkBbN TIL that in 2003 a Salvadore Dali painting was stolen from a prison on Rikers Island after hanging for 38 years. The thieves turned out to be four guards. No inmates were involved.
eMGg TIL in China you can pay someone to take your place during court trials and in jail, this is known as “Ding zui” and the Chinese govt censors information about it online
YpeQB TIL that the iPad doesn't have a native calculator app because Steve Jobs didn't like any of the proposed UI designs