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TIL that in 2003, two men stole a Boeing 727 from an international airport in Angola. Neither man was qualified to fly the plane. No trace of the men or the plane has ever been found.

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rRvgx TIL predatory dragonflies the size of modern seagulls were present on the earth about 300 million years ago. The leading theory suggests that their large size was due to high oxygen concentrations (over 30% unlike the 21% today) in the atmosphere.
Eb1p TIL that the first instance of Telephone hold music was a mistake that was caused by a loose piece of wire touching a metal girder at a factory. It turned the building into a giant radio antenna that would play music from a next-door radio station when people were put on hold.
E1MaP TIL: Infliximab (Remicade) is derived from human and mouse DNA and is an approved for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and psoriasis.
ak6Z TIL In 1575, a German mass murderer nicknamed Puschpeter is reported to have kept his wits after being impaled. The stake hit his spine and he berated the executioner. Puschpeter commanded the executioner to draw the stake out of him and gave instructions for how to make the impalement properly.
8a9m8 TIL the US National Guard will air drop hay bales to stranded livestock that the farmers can’t get to.