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TIL there is a secret club of the most influential and prominent men in the world who gather once a year in California for three weeks, which includes business Leaders, government officials, former US presidents, media executives, and people of power based on invite-only memberships since 1878.

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Z8BMQ TIL that on 9/11, Roselle, Michael Hingson's guide dog, guided him down 78 flights of stairs and to a subway as Tower Two started collapsing. As they came out of the shelter of the subway, Tower One fell, raining down ashes and debris, she then safely led Hingson some 40 blocks to a friend's place
E1N4x TIL an aerodynamic wind tunnel was installed at the base of the Eiffel tower in 1909. The tunnel was used to carryout out thousands of tests, including those on Wright Brothers airplanes and Porsche automobiles. The tower had a laboratory used by scientists to study meteorology, physiology.
BgyJL TIL about Wawpawwawqua ('White Loon'), a Miami war leader who fought against the United States, but was later excused from a Miami removal because he paid property tax. He was said to be 107 years old at the time of his death, in 1876.
Me4gm TIL that Killer Whales slice open Great White sharks and squeeze out their livers 'like toothpaste'...
M1xB TIL women were not the first choice as telephone operators. Prior to September 1, 1878, when a woman named Emma Nutt became the first female operator, boys were the preferred choice. It soon became apparent, however, that boys would insult, curse at, and prank the customers.