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TIL Banana peels are edible (and good for you!)

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OoWe1 TIL that in one egyptian myth, hathor the daughter of Ra, danced naked in front of Ra until he laughed to cure him of a fit of sulking.
Jdbv TIL during the Berlin Airlift, the allies became so efficient that they landed a plane in West Berlin every 30 seconds, humiliating the Soviets and showing that a city could be sustained indefinitely by air alone.
KYNx9 TIL five different organizations claim ancestry to the Knights Hospitallers and they all recognize each other.
LQMXm TIL An Eurasian eagle-owl, nicknamed Flaco, escaped its’ long-time enclosure at the Central Park Zoo in New York City and took up residence in Central Park starting early February 2023. The owl is currently living in the park and learning to hunt.
7aDx TIL Olympic athletes may participate independently, without an associated country (they fly the Olympic flag)