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TIL that Aeroflot Flight 6502 because the captain made a bet that he could land the plane blind

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6RbJ TIL a man walked onto an unlocked National Guard armory, started a tank with push-button ignition (no key required), and drove it through a San Diego neighborhood for 25 minutes.
Mx4a TIL that cucumbers, just like tomatoes, are, botanically speaking, considered fruits. Cucumbers are also usually more than 90% water.
MPBB TIL when filming the movie “Space Jam”, Warner Brothers built an indoor gym nicknamed the “Jordan Dome”. MJ used it to get back into playing shape for his return by playing pickup games against other NBA players and celebrities
MebRV TIL that despite having a weight of 1100 pounds, an adult colossal squid only needs to consume about 30 grams of prey per day, due to an extremely slow metabolism.
OoxX6 TIL there is also a Tomb of Unknows Civil War soldiers. 2,111 unidentifiable casualties found in 1866