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TIL the Earth's temperature dropped 2 degrees Celsius after airplanes were all grounded after 9/11

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pY14O TIL In 2018 over a million people in Hawaii woke up to a text message warning them of imminent inbound ballistic missiles. Despite the line indicating "This is not a drill", it was in fact sent in error.
jNllE TIL That the oldest operational aircraft in the world is a French 'Bleriot XI' built in 1909. It is kept in an airworthy condition by the 'Shuttleworth Collection' in the UK, and flies regularly.
OG4Kg TIL the Republic of Benin existed for just seven hours on September 19, 1967, making it one of the shortest-lived states ever.
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8eN4P TIL for the movie 'Hook', Steven Spielberg, Robin Williams, and Dustin Hoffman opted not to take salaries and instead split 40% of TriStar Pictures' gross revenues.