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TIL that a American Airlines DC-10 in 1972 had it's cargo door ripped off and caused the floor of the plane to collapse. The crew guided the plane to safety.

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N7k58 TIL of Poto and Cabengo, aka Grace and Virginia Kennedy, a pair of twins who were so socially distanced and ignored by their parents that they developed their own unique language that only they understood.
DYD TIL that Sean Connery has sworn not to return to Scotland until it becomes an independent state.
R5n69 TIL: about explosion welding. First observed during WW1 when shrapnel wasn't just stuck but welded. Now done in controlled sheets for comercial material.
9Yylp TIL the icon with three horizontal bars representing a menu is called a hamburger button.
jNY7v TIL honey can last for thousands of years and has an unlimited shelf life. In 2015, archeologists found 3,000-year-old honey in Egypt that was perfectly edible.