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TIL at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the New York City Ballet was on tour in the USSR and the Bolshoi Ballet was on tour in the USA

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0wLmL TIL Mama Coco's likeness (from the 2017 movie Coco) was stolen by Pixar and it went uncredited
wn11 TIL the top of UPS trucks are white to act as a big translucent skylight so the drivers can see inside without the use of electricity.
neAaW TIL “Superfecundation”. It is when two or more eggs from the same cycle are fertilized by sperm from different acts of sexual intercourse. This can lead to twin babies with separate biological fathers. It’s rare in humans, but common in cats and dogs.
8a1eK TIL The Titanic Was Found During A Secret Cold War Navy Mission
xVDjD TIL In 2001, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) determined that English would, from then on, be the standardized language of air travel.