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TIL that elephants can purr

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nMWb TIL The Concorde supersonic jet stretched during flight due to the heat it generated. On its final flight the crew placed their hats into a crevice in the floor which appeared during the flight, as the aircraft cooled the crevice closed, permanently sealing their hats in the aluminum airframe.
j6ABn TIL about Skeeter Syndrome, a rare allergic reaction to mosquito bites that results in hard, plate-like sores that can limit mobility
oRNRA TIL drivers of Ram 2500 pickup trucks in the US are more than twice as likely to be drunk drivers than the national average
5659 TIL JFK may have survived his assassination if it were not for the fact he was wearing a brace for his bad back. Oswald’s first shot hit him in the shoulder and chest, but the brace prevented him from slumping over, allowing Oswald to get a more accurate shot to the head.
Z8Moo TIL a woman in china lured a 6 year old boy into a field to completely remove his eyes via gouging with an unknown implement.Police suspected cornea harvesting but this was quickly ruled out when the eyes were discovered at the scene, albeit no longer attached to his body, completely intact.