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TIL orcas are a part of the dolphin family

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9YkNp TIL In 1940, two military aircraft collided in mid-air. They became stuck on top of each other. The pilot of the plane on top used the engines of the bottom plane to land both of them together.
8aVLZ TIL of the death of Don Henry and Keven Ives, who were hit by a train as they lay on the tracks. The deaths were initially ruled an accident as a result of the boys sleeping on the tracks due to marijuana intoxication. The cause of death was changed to "definite homicide" after a second autopsy.
VMERm TIL that Catholics are forbidden from keeping the ashes of cremated loved ones at home, scattering them, dividing them between family members or turning them into mementos, the Vatican has ruled.
kOME4 TIL prior to the work of Harvey Nininger (1887-1986) experts thought searching for meteorites was a waste of time. Starting in 1923, he was credited with half of all meteorite discoveries on earth by 1941.
Xnjr TIL that brilliant mathematician Paul Erdös took amphetamines daily to fuel his intensive work schedule. A concerned friend bet he couldn’t quit. He went cold turkey for 30 days to prove he wasn’t an addict and then started up again saying “you’ve set mathematics back by a month.”