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TIL that Goofy was originally called "Dippy Dawg".

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6k77 TIL in 1988 a one-eyed pilot landed a Boeing 737 on a narrow grass levee after dual engine failure. No one was seriously injured. The plane was repaired at the site of the landing, and remained in service until December, 2016.
kO8nd TIL "chicken sexers" are experts who can identify a chick's gender in about 3 seconds – over 1,000 birds per hour. Studying for this at the "Zen-Nippon Chick Sexing School" takes 2 years.
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