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TIL 31 of the first 40 pilots hired to fly mail by the U.S. Post Office were killed in crashes

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Z89Vo TIL that at the time of her death (116 years old), Elizabeth Bolden had 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, 150 great-great-grandchildren, 220 great-great-great grandchildren and 75 great-great-great-great-grandchildren
Z8AXQ TIL depression makes a person see the world in more shades of gray, than a non-depressed person
PD0g TIL There is a pill called “Father Christmas” that makes your farts smell like chocolate
N7Ml8 TIL There’s a theme park which offers children the experience of adulthood called KidZania. Instead of going on rides, kids can work in a variety of jobs, like fireman or pilot planes, and use their “salary” in the gift shop or rent electric versions of luxury cars.
8a4EZ TIL that a dog’s age is not 7 times human age, but: 16(ln(dog’s age))+31. It’s a natural logarithmic curve, so a 1-year old dog is about 31 in human years, and a 10-year old is about 68. (Link has calculator!)