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TIL 90% of Mozilla’s revenue is from Google

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GvYE TIL a pilot on Southwest flight 1248 quoted the movie “Airplane!” saying, “I picked a bad day to stop sniffin’ glue.” The plane then overran the runway, into a busy intersection, killing a 6 year old boy on the ground.
x66lw TIL since the 1940s, the US government sends special planes into the eyes of hurricanes to track their path. They fly through them, continuously, for the duration of the storm. The data collected from the plane is the only way to precisely locate the eye of the storm. It’s called fixing the eye.
OGYER TIL Vladimir is a masculine name of Slavic origin, meaning “to rule with greatness,” “peaceful ruler,” and “ruler of the world".
E1vL7 TIL that "Thrilla in Manila" was not fought in Manila, it was fought in Quezon City. The phrase was coined from a rhyme that Ali made; "It will be a killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get the gorilla in Manila".
p8jDN TIL the local government of the area where "Parasite" was shot is now planning to turn the set into a "Parasite" experience tourism facility.