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TIL Willie Nelson is a fifth degree black belt in Gong Kwon Yu Sul and a second degree black belt in taekwondo

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OGBML TIL that on February 6th, 1966, a mud dauber wasp nest caused Birgenair Flight 301, a 757 jet flying from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, to crash into the Atlantic Ocean. All 13 crew members and and 176 passengers were killed.
QJyde TIL that scientists were able to store an operating system and a film on DNA and recover it without any errors
v1B5L TIL: After Brutus helped kill Caesar, he minted coins celebrating the murder.
epwbn TIL the longest natural arch in the world was virtually unknown outside of China until it was discovered in 2009 using Google Earth. Named the Fairy Bridge, the span is ~400’ (122m) long and accessed by a 3-hour rafting trip down the Buliu River.
5VoaB TIL that the Turritopsis dohrnii jellyfish can revert back to its juvenile form after reaching adulthood, essentially allowing it to bypass death and become biologically immortal.