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TIL there were 234 turbulence accidents that resulted in 298 serious injuries and three deaths from 1980 to 2008

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MrAa TIL asylum seekers coming to Australia by boat are 3 to 4 times more likely to be legitimate refugees than asylum seekers arriving by plane.
e0GWb TIL that shrapnel is named after its inventor - General Henry Shrapnel
8a88b TIL The first type of cancer discovered was breast cancer, which was discovered in 1500 BC. The treatment back then was nearly the same as the treatment now, which was to just remove the tumor.
YpLDr TIL That in 1969, Stanford wanted to send the word “Login” wirelessly to become the first word ever sent. They sent the L and the O, then the system crashed. When they started again, they sent the L - making the first three letters ever sent over the internet, “Lol”.
XYp8 TIL in the 90’s, a major testimony about horrific acts committed by Iraqi troops, including infanticide, was fabricated in order to gain support for the first gulf war.