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TIL the logo of the Royal New Zealand Air Force is the kiwi, a flightless bird.

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69YkQ Today I Learned - Babe Ruth Ended His Career As A Boston Brave In Philadelphia
7rglL TIL After cigarettes were first linked to lung cancer, cigarette companies attempted to make them healthier by adding asbestos filters.
XErp8 TIL that 2 students were arrested and sentenced to 7 years in prison, in Portugal for "raising a toast to freedom" in 1960. The news of this inspired British lawyer Peter Benenson to lay down the foundation for one of the largest human rights organizations in the world, the Amnesty International.
kOvn1 TIL there are 45 genes which the human species has likely 'stolen' from other species, such as worms, fruit flies and bacteria. They have not simply been passed on from our primitive ancestors. Instead they have jumped directly into the human genome in the last couple of million years.
QKva We get it. OJ was considered for the part of the Terminator and planes have crashed (or been shot down) over the years.