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TIL Country Music Legend Conway Twitty Was Offered a Major League Baseball Contract by The Phillies

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M7yKA TIL that lots of famous artists have died in plane crashes, including Glenn Miller when his military plane fell from the sky, Buddy Holly while on an airplane, Patsy Cline who's manager flew in bad weather and John Denver who piloted a home-built aircraft he had recently purchased.
Egymo TIL that the first film to be given an R rating by the MPAA was The Split, released in 1968, the same year MPAA ratings began.
GYbxg TIL that inhaled rubbing alcohol relieves nausea & vomiting better than a prescription antiemetic widely used for chemo patients
9ZLX TIL that not all bat houses are abandoned. These in Gainesville, Florida house 300,000 bats that eat 2.5 BILLION insects per night.
JYKw8 TIL of the Sulimov dog, which was created from a hybrid between 2 Lapponian Herder dogs and 2 golden jackals for Russia's largest airline, Aeroflot. It was bred together with various other breeds for 7 generations to increase trainability and establish a breed.