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TIL an Australian woman successfully broke her partner out of jail by hijacking a helicopter and picking him up from the prison yard

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p8kdZ TIL Vince Lombardi demanded "Nothing But Acceptance" from players and coaches toward all people, and he would immediately terminate a coach or release a player if that particular person insulted the sexual orientation of gay players and front office staff.
yQekX TIL the 2009 movie The Last House on the Left is a remake of the 1972 movie of the same name, based on the 1960 movie The Virgin Spring, based on Töres döttrar i Wänge (1812), a Ballad, remake of a longer version from 1673, which is the backstory of why the church of Kärna (1100s) has been built.
KOKa6 TIL about Superhabitable planets. This is a recent definition/category of planets or moons that must meet much more criteria than just being in the "Habitable Zone/Goldilocks Zone". No planet or moon has met these criteria as of yet, although the planet Kepler-442b is the closest to this definition.
69b1X TIL that door closing mechanisms can be adjusted so they dont slam
pNk8 TIL that all teas (e.g. black, green, white) come from the same plant camellia sinensis and differ only in the processing methods