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TIL of Vitaly Kaloyev, a Russian man who lost his family in a 2002 airliner collision. 2 years later Vitaly tracked down the air traffic controller responsible for the crash, murdered him in front of his family, served 3 years in prison, and then returned home to a hero’s welcome.

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OQgg TIL in a Playboy interview, John Wayne said “Our so-called stealing of this country from (Native Americans) was just a matter of survival. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.”
49NX TIL If an atom were as big as the Solar System, a neutrino would as small as a golf ball.
OGaLR TIL recent research shows the demodex mite, which lives on most humans' skin, has an anus. Contradicting earlier findings.
R7ObQ TIL that the biggest amount of gold on earth is stored in its core and if extracted, it could cover the surface in a knee-high level.
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