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TIL that Ernest Hemingway survived plane crashes on two consecutive days

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loKO1 TIL A 2008 review of 11 studies found flossing was no more effective than brushing alone in reducing plaque or gingivitis. A 2011 review found "some evidence" from 12 studies, and "weak, very unreliable evidence from 10 studies" that it did. The US government stopped recommending flossing in 2015.
jNLMj TIL that actor Vic Morrow was decapitated by a helicopter on the set of the Twilight Zone movie.
A8og TIL Before Chernobyl, the Soviets had another massive nuclear disaster which contaminated over 20,000 square km. The area was turned into a preserve to cover up the accident. The CIA knew of the accident, but also covered it up in order to protect the fledgling US nuclear industry from hysteria.
neMeW Today I learned about Belka and Strelka, the first living creatures to go into space
BKk TIL that Voldemort was 71 years old when he died in Harry Potter.