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TIL that the Hindenburg was NOT the deadliest airship disaster, the deadliest airship disaster was the USS Akron in 1933 with the loss of 73 lives out of a crew of 76.

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wvX7 TIL Pixar originally rendered “Finding Nemo” at a resolution of only 1600x900, and later re-renders of the film have minor animation differences due to the use of random seed numbers
nW0BB TIL about Nahwa, a village in the UAE, surrounded by an Omani territory, which is surrounded by the UAE
Z8ABQ TIL about the Agoge, the compulsory training program for all male citizens of ancient Sparta between the ages of 7 to 21. This included not only military training, but also tuition in dancing, singing, stealth and thievery, social skills, and loyalty to Sparta.
Y7BGd TIL Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton was taller than Michael Jordan.
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