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TIL millionaire Michael O'Leary, CEO of airline Ryanair, has his own taxicab company with just one cab so he can legally use the bus lanes and avoid traffic jams

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GARRj TIL that some bird species are toxic, even to the touch. There are no known venomous birds, though
DYoY TIL Its not actually true that the US space program spent millions on developing a pen that worked in space, whereas the Russians just used a pencil. They both used pencils at first, but the shavings and chipped graphite floating around were harmful to the astronauts and computers
bE10 TIL it is estimated that black bears’ sense of smell is about seven times greater than a bloodhound’s.
mZxR TIL That a shipwreck salvage company called Odyssey found a wreck worth half a BILLION dollars in 2007 (17 tons of silver and gold). They got to keep none of it and had to return it to Spain in 2012 despite it being found in International waters.
E1YPw TIL that while living in France, Samuel Beckett would give local children rides to school in his convertible. One of those kids would grow up to be André the Giant