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TIL Boeing used potatoes to test in-flight Wi-Fi
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TIL that there were no Kings of England named William for a period of nearly 600 years; William II died in 1100 and William III ascended to the throne in 1688.
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TIL of the Republic of Chad, which is the fifth-largest country in Africa and the twentieth largest nation by area in the world.
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TIL: After his death in 2002,MLB Hall of Fame Left Fielder Ted Williams’ children went against his wishes of cremation, instead electing to freeze his remains cryogenically leading to a lawsuit between his children.
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TIL that a loose checklist killed 11 soldiers. In 2015, a Greek F-16 crashed after takeoff, killing the crew and nine Frenchmen on the ground; 25 French, Italians, and Americans were injured. A checklist likely got jammed next to the yaw knob, causing the fighter to roll uncontrollably to the right.
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Today I learned that there is a movement to reclaim the Swastika for it’s ancient roots (use before it was adopted by the Nazi party)