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TIL that Wikipedia is about as accurate as Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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e0lL6 TIL that Pangaea is only the most recent super-continent, and there have been at least 6 similar geological events termed “Wilson Cycles”
Mex9K TIL the helicopter that crashed during the Bin Laden raid did so because in the training exercises, they used a chain fence, rather than a solid wall like what surrounded the real compound. The solid wall meant heat got trapped and rose up, causing the helicopter to have different flight properties.
d8evB TIL 1,000 Year Old Windmill in Iran. These amazing windmills are among the oldest in the world. Located in the Iranian town of Nashtifan, initially named Nish Toofan, or "storm's sting," the windmills have withstood winds of up to 74 miles an hour.
BLnK TIL: George Lucas said Star Wars movies are “for children,” and that his fan base just doesn’t want to admit it.
J8K1 TIL That legendary lover Casanova enacted revenge on a Soho courtesan who spurned him by teaching a parrot to say “Miss Charpillon is more of a whore than her mother” and putting it on sale at the Royal Exchange in the City.