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TIL that all vodka is pretty much the same, and that Smirnoff beat all the expensive brands in a blind taste test

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BrlEx TIL of Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, who in 1938 flew across the Atlantic in an experimental aircraft. Despite the Air Traffic Controller deeming it a suicide flight, and a fuel leak, he successfully completed the trip. He claimed to have lost his way in the clouds and lost his license for 2 weeks.
KPA6 TIL The record for most passengers ever carried by a commercial airliner is 1,088, by an El Al Boeing 747 during Operation Solomon, which involved the evacuation of Ethiopian Jews from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and started on 24 May 1991. This figure included two babies born on the flight.
nJGG TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza was once covered in highly polished white limestone, before it was removed to build mosques and fortresses.
a8w9b TIL an average cumulus cloud weighs 1.1 million pounds
gpxy TIL Most Americans have less than $1,000 in savings, not enough for a major medical, auto, or home, expense